Also known in software as: America/Montreal, America/Nassau, America/Nipigon, America/Thunder_Bay, Canada/Eastern.
Largest cities on America/Toronto
TorontoOntario
MontréalQuebec
OttawaOntario
MississaugaOntario
BramptonOntario
HamiltonOntario
QuébecQuebec
LavalQuebec
LondonOntario
EtobicokeOntario
MarkhamOntario
VaughanOntario
America/Toronto time zone
Eastern Time
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
IANA: America/Toronto · UTC−4
Daylight saving time in America/Toronto
In effect now
Next change: Sun 1 Nov, clocks go back 1 hour (02:00 → 01:00)
Sunrise and sunset in America/Toronto today
Sunrise 07:13 · Sunset 19:00
Daylight 11h 47m · Solar noon 13:07
Time in America/Toronto vs major world cities
City
Local time
Difference from America/Toronto
New York
Thu
same time
Los Angeles
Thu
3 hours behind
London
Thu
5 hours ahead
Paris
Thu
6 hours ahead
Dubai
Thu
8 hours ahead
Mumbai
Thu
9.5 hours ahead
Singapore
Fri
12 hours ahead
Tokyo
Fri
13 hours ahead
Sydney
Fri
14 hours ahead
Johannesburg
Thu
6 hours ahead
São Paulo
Thu
1 hour ahead
Chicago
Thu
1 hour behind
What time zone is America/Toronto in?
America/Toronto is on Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−4). The IANA identifier is America/Toronto.
Does America/Toronto observe daylight saving time?
Yes. America/Toronto is on daylight saving time now. The next changes:
Sunday 1 November 2026: clocks go back at 02:00 to 01:00 (EDT → EST)
Sunday 14 March 2027: clocks go forward at 02:00 to 03:00 (EST → EDT)
Sunday 7 November 2027: clocks go back at 02:00 to 01:00 (EDT → EST)
America/Toronto in software and databases
Older software may still use America/Montreal, America/Nassau, America/Nipigon, America/Thunder_Bay, Canada/Eastern; these are aliases of America/Toronto and give identical times.
Standard offset UTC−5, daylight saving offset UTC−4 (as of 2026).
October 2026 calendar for America/Toronto
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Frequently asked questions about America/Toronto
What time zone is America/Toronto in?
Eastern Time (EDT), UTC−4; IANA zone America/Toronto.
When do the clocks change in America/Toronto?
Next on Sunday 1 November 2026, when clocks go back from 02:00 to 01:00.