Birmingham, AL to Toronto: time difference
Toronto is 1 h ahead of Birmingham, AL. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Birmingham, AL 20:42 8:42 PM Toronto 21:42 9:42 PM You –:–
20:42 8:42 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 18:22
21:42 9:42 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:46
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+1 h
Toronto is 1 h ahead of Birmingham, AL.
When you, Birmingham, AL and Toronto are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Birmingham, AL
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇨🇦 Toronto
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Birmingham, AL | 🇨🇦 Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:42 | 21:42 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Birmingham, AL | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:48 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 18:46 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 200,733 | 2,731,571 |
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Birmingham, AL and Toronto: common questions
How far ahead of Birmingham, AL, is Toronto?
Toronto is 1 hour ahead of Birmingham: UTC−4 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Toronto at the start of the working day in Birmingham, AL?
The working day in Birmingham starts at 9:00 AM; in Toronto it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Birmingham, AL, what time is it in Toronto?
At 6:00 PM in Birmingham, clocks in Toronto show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Toronto from Birmingham, AL?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Birmingham – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Toronto – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Toronto?
From 11:00 PM in Birmingham, AL, it is already the next day in Toronto. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Toronto it is still the previous day in Birmingham.
Does the time difference between Birmingham, AL, and Toronto change?
No. The clocks in Birmingham and in Toronto change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
