Toronto to Arecibo: time difference
Arecibo is 1 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 20:08 8:08 PM Arecibo 21:08 9:08 PM You –:–
20:08 8:08 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 17:05
21:08 9:08 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 17:53
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+1 h
Arecibo is 1 h ahead of Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Arecibo 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
🇵🇷 Arecibo
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 | 🇨🇦 Toronto | 🇵🇷 Arecibo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:08 | 21:08 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Toronto | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Puerto Rico |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:59 | 06:29 |
| Sunset | 17:05 | 17:53 |
| Daylight | 10 h 6 min | 11 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 39,634 |
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Toronto and Arecibo: common questions
How far ahead of Toronto is Arecibo?
Arecibo is 1 hour ahead of Toronto: UTC−4 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Toronto, what time is it in Arecibo?
At 9:00 AM in Toronto, clocks in Arecibo show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Arecibo at the end of the working day in Toronto?
The working day in Toronto ends at 6:00 PM; in Arecibo it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Toronto and in Arecibo overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Toronto, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Arecibo.
When is it already the next day in Arecibo?
From 11:00 PM in Toronto it is already the next day in Arecibo. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Arecibo it is still the previous day in Toronto.
Is the time difference between Toronto and Arecibo the same all year?
No. Only Toronto switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Arecibo and Toronto will have the same time.
