Toronto to Des Plaines, IL: time difference
Des Plaines, 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 19:02 7:02 PM Des Plaines, IL 18:02 6:02 PM You –:–
19:02 7:02 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:26 · 🌙 18:44
18:02 6:02 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 18:20
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−1 h
Des Plaines, IL is 1 h behind Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Des Plaines, 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
🇺🇸 Des Plaines, 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 | 🇺🇸 Des Plaines, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:02 | 18:02 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 07:26 | 06:59 |
| Sunset | 18:44 | 18:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 60,675 |
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Toronto and Des Plaines, IL: common questions
How many hours behind Toronto is Des Plaines, IL?
The clocks in Des Plaines are 1 hour behind those in Toronto (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
What time is it in Des Plaines, IL, when it is 9:00 AM in Toronto?
When it is 9:00 AM in Toronto, it is 8:00 AM in Des Plaines.
If it is 6:00 PM in Toronto, what time is it in Des Plaines, IL?
At 6:00 PM in Toronto, clocks in Des Plaines show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Des Plaines, IL, from Toronto?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Toronto – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Des Plaines – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Des Plaines, IL, compared with Toronto?
The new day starts in Des Plaines later: until 1:00 AM in Toronto, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Des Plaines, Toronto is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Toronto and Des Plaines, IL, change?
No. The clocks in Toronto and in Des Plaines change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
