Toronto to Palm Desert, CA: time difference
Palm Desert, CA is 3 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 17:06 5:06 PM Palm Desert, CA 14:06 2:06 PM You –:–
17:06 5:06 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:31
14:06 2:06 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:09
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−3 h
Palm Desert, CA is 3 h behind Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Palm Desert, CA 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
🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Toronto | 🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:06 | 14:06 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Toronto | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:36 | 06:53 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 10 h 55 min | 11 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 51,163 |
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Toronto and Palm Desert, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Toronto and Palm Desert, CA?
Palm Desert is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Toronto is on UTC−4.
What time is it in Palm Desert, CA, at the start of the working day in Toronto?
The working day in Toronto starts at 9:00 AM; in Palm Desert it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Toronto, what time is it in Palm Desert, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Toronto, clocks in Palm Desert show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Palm Desert, CA, from Toronto?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Toronto – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Palm Desert – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Toronto is it still yesterday in Palm Desert, CA?
Before 3:00 AM in Toronto, the date in Palm Desert has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Palm Desert, it is already the next day in Toronto.
Does the time difference between Toronto and Palm Desert, CA, change?
No. The clocks in Toronto and in Palm Desert change on the same dates, so the difference stays 3 hours.
