Carolina to Toronto: time difference
Toronto is 1 h behind Carolina. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Carolina 21:31 9:31 PM Toronto 20:31 8:31 PM You –:–
21:31 9:31 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:26 · 🌙 17:50
20:31 8:31 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 17:05
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−1 h
Toronto is 1 h behind Carolina.
When you, Carolina 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
🇵🇷 Carolina
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
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇷 Carolina | 🇨🇦 Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:31 | 20:31 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Carolina | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Puerto Rico | America/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:26 | 06:59 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 17:05 |
| Daylight | 11 h 24 min | 10 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 138,304 | 2,731,571 |
Compare Carolina with another city
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Carolina and Toronto: common questions
How many hours behind Carolina is Toronto?
The clocks in Toronto are 1 hour behind those in Carolina (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Carolina, what time is it in Toronto?
At 9:00 AM in Carolina, clocks in Toronto show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Carolina, what time is it in Toronto?
At 6:00 PM in Carolina, clocks in Toronto show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Toronto from Carolina?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Carolina – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Toronto – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Toronto compared with Carolina?
The new day starts in Toronto later: until 1:00 AM in Carolina, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Toronto, Carolina is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Carolina and Toronto change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Toronto. From March 14, 2027, Toronto and Carolina will have the same time.
