Toronto to Ecuador: time difference
Ecuador 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 21:37 9:37 PM Ecuador 20:37 8:37 PM You –:–
21:37 9:37 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:46
20:37 8:37 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 18:05
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−1 h
Ecuador is 1 h behind Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Ecuador 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
🇪🇨 Ecuador
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 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:37 | 20:37 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Ecuador Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Toronto | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Guayaquil |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:25 | 05:59 |
| Sunset | 18:46 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 11 h 21 min | 12 h 7 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 16,938,986 |
Compare Toronto with another city
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Toronto and Ecuador: common questions
How far behind Toronto is Ecuador?
Ecuador is 1 hour behind Toronto: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Ecuador at the start of the working day in Toronto?
The working day in Toronto starts at 9:00 AM; in Ecuador it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Toronto, what time is it in Ecuador?
At 6:00 PM in Toronto, clocks in Ecuador show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Toronto and Ecuador are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Toronto (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Ecuador), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Ecuador?
Until 1:00 AM in Toronto it is still the previous day in Ecuador. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Ecuador it is already the next day in Toronto.
Is the time difference between Toronto and Ecuador the same all year?
No. Only Toronto switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Ecuador and Toronto will have the same time.
