Toronto to Santa Cruz, CA: time difference
Santa Cruz, 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 00:47 12:47 AM Santa Cruz, CA 21:47 9:47 PM You –:–
00:47 12:47 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:27 · 🌙 18:43
21:47 9:47 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:38
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−3 h
Santa Cruz, CA is 3 h behind Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Santa Cruz, 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
🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, 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 | 🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:47 | 21:47 |
| Local date | Monday, October 12, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 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 | 07:27 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:43 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 11 h 15 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 64,220 |
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Toronto and Santa Cruz, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Toronto and Santa Cruz, CA?
Santa Cruz is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Toronto is on UTC−4.
What time is it in Santa Cruz, CA, at the start of the working day in Toronto?
The working day in Toronto starts at 9:00 AM; in Santa Cruz it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Toronto, what time is it in Santa Cruz, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Toronto, clocks in Santa Cruz show 3:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Toronto and Santa Cruz, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Toronto (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Santa Cruz), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Toronto is it still yesterday in Santa Cruz, CA?
Before 3:00 AM in Toronto, the date in Santa Cruz has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Santa Cruz, it is already the next day in Toronto.
Is the time difference between Toronto and Santa Cruz, CA, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 3 hours.
