Satellite View of Toronto
Toronto sits at 43.6532, -79.3832. Drag to pan, click then scroll to zoom, and switch between satellite, terrain and street layers.
Canada · America/Toronto
Current Time in Ontario
Live local time in Toronto, Ontario, with today's date, the UTC offset, the difference from your own clock, and current weather.
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Toronto Right Now
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Reference
Ontario at a Glance
| Region | Ontario |
| Abbreviation | ON |
| Country | Canada |
| Reference city | Toronto |
| IANA time zone | America/Toronto |
| Current UTC offset | — |
| Coordinates | 43.6532, -79.3832 |
| Day of year | — |
| ISO week number | — |
| Season in Toronto | — |
| Daylight today | — |
| Sun altitude now | — |
| Moon phase | — |
Worth knowing. The far north-west, beyond Thunder Bay, is on Central time.
Working with Ontario
Time Differences
How Toronto lines up against the places people most often need to coordinate with.
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Differences are measured against Toronto. For a specific date, use the converter.
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Understanding the offset
How Ontario Time Works
The Zone, Not the Offset
Toronto sits in America/Toronto. That name matters more than the number: an offset like the one shown above is only true today, whereas the zone name carries every rule about when the country changes its clocks. Software that stores offsets instead of zone names breaks at the next changeover.
Clock Changes
Whether Ontario moves its clocks twice a year is baked into the America/Toronto zone, so the offset above is always the one in force today. Places that stay on a fixed offset drift an hour relative to their neighbours for part of the year, which is the usual reason a recurring call slips.
Not One Zone Throughout
The far north-west, beyond Thunder Bay, is on Central time. The clock above follows Toronto, so check which zone applies before assuming it matches the whole region.
Answers
Ontario Time Questions
What time is it in Ontario right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Toronto, Ontario, updating every second. It is calculated from the America/Toronto zone using your browser's copy of the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving is applied automatically.
What time zone is Ontario in?
Toronto uses the America/Toronto zone, and the current UTC offset is shown in the panel above. The far north-west, beyond Thunder Bay, is on Central time.
Does Ontario change its clocks?
The offset shown above already accounts for daylight saving wherever it applies, because it comes from the time zone database rather than a fixed number. If Ontario is on a fixed offset all year, the panel simply never changes.
How do I convert Ontario time to my own?
The comparison line above already shows the difference between Toronto and your own device clock. For a specific date rather than right now, use the time zone converter, which applies the daylight saving rules for the date you enter.
Where does the weather come from?
Open-Meteo, a free weather service. The request goes directly from your browser to their API, so nothing about your visit passes through our server. It reports current conditions and a short forecast for Toronto.