Punta Cana to Toronto: time difference
Toronto is 1 h behind Punta Cana. 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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Punta Cana 21:42 9:42 PM Toronto 20:42 8:42 PM You –:–
21:42 9:42 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:36 · 🌙 18:00
20:42 8:42 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 17:05
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−1 h
Toronto is 1 h behind Punta Cana.
When you, Punta Cana 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
🇩🇴 Punta Cana
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 | 🇩🇴 Punta Cana | 🇨🇦 Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:42 | 20:42 |
| 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 Punta Cana | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Santo Domingo | America/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:36 | 06:59 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 17:05 |
| Daylight | 11 h 24 min | 10 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 100,023 | 2,731,571 |
Compare Punta Cana with another city
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Punta Cana and Toronto: common questions
How many hours behind Punta Cana is Toronto?
The clocks in Toronto are 1 hour behind those in Punta Cana (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Punta Cana, what time is it in Toronto?
At 9:00 AM in Punta Cana, clocks in Toronto show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Punta Cana, what time is it in Toronto?
At 6:00 PM in Punta Cana, clocks in Toronto show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Punta Cana and Toronto are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Punta Cana (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Toronto), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Toronto?
Until 1:00 AM in Punta Cana it is still the previous day in Toronto. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Toronto it is already the next day in Punta Cana.
Does the time gap between Punta Cana and Toronto change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Toronto but not in Punta Cana. From March 14, 2027, Toronto and Punta Cana will have the same time.
