Time in Ontario

2:01:12PM

Friday, October 16, 2026

EDT (UTC-4), Eastern Daylight Time

Canada

The clock shows the time in Canada, the capital.

Ontario is 5 hours behind London.

Time zones in Ontario

2:01 PMEastern TimeEDT, UTC-4Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Mississauga, Brampton
1:01 PMCentral TimeCDT, UTC-5Winnipeg, Brandon, Steinbach, Kenora

Convert Ontario time

Ontario

Canada

Fri, Oct 16

EDTUTC-4

London

United Kingdom

Fri, Oct 16

BSTUTC+1+5h

Tokyo

Japan

Sat, Oct 17

JSTUTC+9+13h

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Time difference from Ontario

Current time in major cities and how far ahead or behind Ontario they are. Select a city for a detailed comparison.

Place	Time now	Difference from Ontario
New YorkUnited States	2:01 PM EDT	±0
LondonUnited Kingdom	7:01 PM BST	+5h
Los AngelesCalifornia, United States	11:01 AM PDT	-3h
ChicagoIllinois, United States	1:01 PM CDT	-1h
TorontoOntario, Canada	2:01 PM EDT	±0
São PauloBrazil	3:01 PM BRT	+1h
ParisFrance	8:01 PM CEST	+6h
BerlinGermany	8:01 PM CEST	+6h
MoscowRussia	9:01 PM MSK	+7h
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	10:01 PM GST	+8h
New DelhiDelhi, India	11:31 PM IST	+9h 30m
BangkokThailand	1:01 AM ICTnext day	+11h
Singapore	2:01 AM SGTnext day	+12h
ShanghaiChina	2:01 AM CSTnext day	+12h
TokyoJapan	3:01 AM JSTnext day	+13h
SydneyNew South Wales, Australia	5:01 AM AEDTnext day	+15h
AucklandNew Zealand	7:01 AM NZDTnext day	+17h
JohannesburgSouth Africa	8:01 PM SAST	+6h

Ontario time zone

Local time: 2:01 PM
Date: Oct 16, 2026
Time zone: EDT
UTC offset: UTC-4
IANA time zone: America/Toronto
Dialing code: +1

Daylight saving time

Ontario uses daylight saving time: UTC-5 in standard time and UTC-4 in summer. Summer time is in effect now.

Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026: at 2:00 AM it becomes 1:00 AM again.

Sunrise and sunset in Canada today

Sunrise: 7:32 AM
Sunset: 6:33 PM
Day length: 11h 1m
Solar noon: 1:03 PM

Questions and answers

What time zone is Ontario in?

Ontario uses Eastern Daylight Time (America/Toronto); the local time is currently UTC-4.

Does Ontario observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Ontario switches between UTC-5 in standard time and UTC-4 in summer.

What is the time difference between Ontario and London?