Toronto to Rio Grande: time difference
Rio Grande is 1 h ahead of 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 10:21 10:21 AM Rio Grande 11:21 11:21 AM You –:–
10:21 10:21 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 17:03
11:21 11:21 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:26 · 🌙 17:50
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+1 h
Rio Grande is 1 h ahead of Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Rio Grande 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
🇵🇷 Rio Grande
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Toronto | 🇵🇷 Rio Grande |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:21 | 11:21 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Toronto | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Puerto Rico |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:00 | 06:26 |
| Sunset | 17:03 | 17:50 |
| Daylight | 10 h 3 min | 11 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 13,467 |
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Toronto and Rio Grande: common questions
How far ahead of Toronto is Rio Grande?
Rio Grande is 1 hour ahead of Toronto: UTC−4 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Toronto, what time is it in Rio Grande?
At 9:00 AM in Toronto, clocks in Rio Grande show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Toronto, what time is it in Rio Grande?
At 6:00 PM in Toronto, clocks in Rio Grande show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Rio Grande from Toronto?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Toronto – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio Grande – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Rio Grande compared with Toronto?
The new day starts in Rio Grande earlier: at 11:00 PM in Toronto it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Rio Grande, Toronto is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Toronto and Rio Grande the same all year?
No. Only Toronto switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Rio Grande and Toronto will have the same time.
