Lake Forest, CA to Toronto: time difference
Toronto is 3 h ahead of Lake Forest, CA. 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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Lake Forest, CA 11:28 11:28 AM Toronto 14:28 2:28 PM You –:–
11:28 11:28 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:12
14:28 2:28 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:28
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+3 h
Toronto is 3 h ahead of Lake Forest, CA.
When you, Lake Forest, CA 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
🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA
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
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA | 🇨🇦 Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:28 | 14:28 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Lake Forest, CA | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:00 | 07:38 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 10 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 19,367 | 2,731,571 |
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Lake Forest, CA and Toronto: common questions
How far ahead of Lake Forest, CA, is Toronto?
Toronto is 3 hours ahead of Lake Forest: UTC−4 against UTC−7.
What time is it in Toronto when it is 9:00 AM in Lake Forest, CA?
When it is 9:00 AM in Lake Forest, it is 12:00 PM in Toronto.
What time is it in Toronto at the end of the working day in Lake Forest, CA?
The working day in Lake Forest ends at 6:00 PM; in Toronto it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Lake Forest, CA, and in Toronto overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Lake Forest, which is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Toronto.
When is it already the next day in Toronto?
From 9:00 PM in Lake Forest, CA, it is already the next day in Toronto. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Toronto it is still the previous day in Lake Forest.
Does the time gap between Lake Forest, CA, and Toronto change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 3 hours.
