United States
Time now in Toronto
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:46Sunset 08:07Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
281
Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
08:07
Day length
13h 21m
Coordinates
37.80, -95.95
Time difference from Toronto
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Toronto right now.
Toronto on the map
About the time in Toronto
Toronto runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 281 people live in Toronto, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Toronto sits at latitude 37.80, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 21m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Toronto
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Toronto?
- Toronto is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Toronto right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Toronto, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Toronto in?
- Toronto uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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