Toronto is located in Canada and uses the America/Toronto timezone, currently EDT (GMT-4) from UTC. The clocks change on 1 November 2026 to GMT-5. Sunrise is at 07:15 and sunset at 18:49 local time. The coordinates of Toronto are 43.65°N, 79.38°W.

Today Toronto gets 11 hours 34 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 13:02, about 62 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Toronto shares its EDT (GMT-4) offset with New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Miami, Atlanta, Detroit. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Working hours in Toronto

Offices in Toronto work Monday to Friday, typically 09:00–17:00 local time. Lunch is usually 12:00–13:00, and a meeting proposed inside it will be moved. The city's economy runs on banking, technology, insurance and media, which is who you are most likely to be calling. Working hours track New York closely, and most teams expect a reply the same business day.

The dates that most often break a cross-border schedule are Canada Day (1 July), Thanksgiving (second Monday of October), Victoria Day (Monday before 25 May) and Christmas and Boxing Day (25–26 December). Expect slow replies during the week between Christmas and New Year.

Best time to call Toronto from…

From	Gap	Call at (Toronto time)
🇵🇦 Panama City	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh	same time	09:00–17:00
🇺🇸 Raleigh	same time	09:00–17:00
🇺🇸 Miami	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	+4h	09:00–13:00
🇺🇸 New York	same time	09:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+12h	07:00–20:00 (early or late for one side)
🇦🇪 Dubai	+8h	07:00–12:00 (early or late for one side)

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Toronto in?›

Toronto is in the America/Toronto timezone, currently EDT (GMT-4).

Does Toronto observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Toronto observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 1 November 2026 to GMT-5.

What is the UTC offset for Toronto?›

Toronto is currently GMT-4 from UTC (EDT (GMT-4)). Clocks change on 1 November 2026.

Is Toronto ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Toronto is 4 hours behind London and on the same time as New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Toronto in UTC?›

09:00 in Toronto is 13:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT-4 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Toronto today?›

Today the sun rises in Toronto at 07:15 and sets at 18:49 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.

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