Toronto to Aktau: time difference
Aktau is 9 h ahead of Toronto. 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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Toronto 07:00 7:00 AM Aktau 16:00 4:00 PM You –:–
07:00 7:00 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:31
16:00 4:00 PM
West Kazakhstan Time · UTC+5
☀️ 07:53 · 🌙 18:49
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+9 h
Aktau is 9 h ahead of Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Aktau are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇦 Toronto
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
🇰🇿 Aktau
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 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Toronto | 🇰🇿 Aktau |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:00 | 16:00 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | West Kazakhstan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Toronto | — | +9 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | Asia/Aqtau |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:36 | 07:53 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 18:49 |
| Daylight | 10 h 55 min | 10 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 273,830 |
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Toronto and Aktau: common questions
What is the time difference between Toronto and Aktau?
Aktau is 9 hours ahead: it uses UTC+5, while Toronto is on UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Toronto, what time is it in Aktau?
At 9:00 AM in Toronto, clocks in Aktau show 6:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Toronto, what time is it in Aktau?
At 6:00 PM in Toronto, clocks in Aktau show 3:00 AM (the next day).
Is there a time when both Toronto and Aktau are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Toronto at 9:00 AM, it is 6:00 PM in Aktau; the day in Aktau starts at 12:00 AM in Toronto time.
From what time in Toronto is it tomorrow in Aktau?
Once it is 3:00 PM in Toronto, the date in Aktau has already changed. Until 9:00 AM in Aktau, it is still the previous day in Toronto.
Does the time gap between Toronto and Aktau change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Toronto but not in Aktau. From November 1, 2026, Aktau will be 10 hours ahead of Toronto.
