Houston, TX to Toronto: time difference
Toronto is 1 h ahead of Houston, TX. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Houston, TX 20:56 8:56 PM Toronto 21:56 9:56 PM You –:–
20:56 8:56 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:59
21:56 9:56 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:46
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+1 h
Toronto is 1 h ahead of Houston, TX.
When you, Houston, TX 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
🇺🇸 Houston, TX
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 | 🇺🇸 Houston, TX | 🇨🇦 Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:56 | 21:56 |
| 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 Houston, TX | — | +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 | 07:20 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 18:59 | 18:46 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 2,304,580 | 2,731,571 |
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Houston, TX and Toronto: common questions
How far ahead of Houston, TX, is Toronto?
Toronto is 1 hour ahead of Houston: UTC−4 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Toronto at the start of the working day in Houston, TX?
The working day in Houston starts at 9:00 AM; in Toronto it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Houston, TX, what time is it in Toronto?
At 6:00 PM in Houston, clocks in Toronto show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Toronto from Houston, TX?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Houston – 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 Houston, TX, 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 Houston.
Does the time gap between Houston, TX, and Toronto change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
