Toronto to Effingham, IL: time difference
Effingham, 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 15:59 3:59 PM Effingham, IL 14:59 2:59 PM You –:–
15:59 3:59 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:28
14:59 2:59 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:09 · 🌙 18:10
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−1 h
Effingham, IL is 1 h behind Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Effingham, 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
🇺🇸 Effingham, 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 | 🇺🇸 Effingham, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:59 | 14:59 |
| 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 | 07:09 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 18:10 |
| Daylight | 10 h 49 min | 11 h |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 12,447 |
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Toronto and Effingham, IL: common questions
How far behind Toronto is Effingham, IL?
Effingham is 1 hour behind Toronto: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Effingham, IL, at the start of the working day in Toronto?
The working day in Toronto starts at 9:00 AM; in Effingham it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Effingham, IL, at the end of the working day in Toronto?
The working day in Toronto ends at 6:00 PM; in Effingham it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Effingham, IL, from Toronto?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Toronto – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Effingham – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Effingham, IL?
Until 1:00 AM in Toronto it is still the previous day in Effingham. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Effingham it is already the next day in Toronto.
Does the time difference between Toronto and Effingham, IL, change?
No. The clocks in Toronto and in Effingham change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
