Toronto to Palatine, IL: time difference
Palatine, 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 00:46 12:46 AM Palatine, IL 23:46 11:46 PM You –:–
00:46 12:46 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:40 · 🌙 18:26
23:46 11:46 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 18:03
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−1 h
Palatine, IL is 1 h behind Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Palatine, 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
🇺🇸 Palatine, 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 | 🇺🇸 Palatine, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:46 | 23:46 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 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 | 07:40 | 07:12 |
| Sunset | 18:26 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 10 h 46 min | 10 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 67,908 |
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Toronto and Palatine, IL: common questions
How far behind Toronto is Palatine, IL?
Palatine is 1 hour behind Toronto: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Toronto, what time is it in Palatine, IL?
At 9:00 AM in Toronto, clocks in Palatine show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Toronto, what time is it in Palatine, IL?
At 6:00 PM in Toronto, clocks in Palatine show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Toronto and Palatine, IL, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Toronto (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Palatine), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Palatine, IL, compared with Toronto?
The new day starts in Palatine later: until 1:00 AM in Toronto, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Palatine, Toronto is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Toronto and Palatine, IL, change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
