Toronto to Alton, IL: time difference
Alton, IL is 1 h behind 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 17:58 5:58 PM Alton, IL 16:58 4:58 PM You –:–
17:58 5:58 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:28
16:58 4:58 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 18:17
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−1 h
Alton, IL is 1 h behind Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Alton, IL 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
🇺🇸 Alton, IL
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 | 🇨🇦 Toronto | 🇺🇸 Alton, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:58 | 16:58 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Toronto | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:38 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 10 h 49 min | 11 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 25,676 |
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Toronto and Alton, IL: common questions
What is the time difference between Toronto and Alton, IL?
Alton is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−5, while Toronto is on UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Toronto, what time is it in Alton, IL?
At 9:00 AM in Toronto, clocks in Alton show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Alton, IL, at the end of the working day in Toronto?
The working day in Toronto ends at 6:00 PM; in Alton it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Alton, IL, from Toronto?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Toronto – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Alton – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Alton, IL, compared with Toronto?
The new day starts in Alton later: until 1:00 AM in Toronto, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Alton, Toronto is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Toronto and Alton, IL, change?
No. The clocks in Toronto and in Alton change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
