Toronto to Santa Maria, CA: time difference
Santa Maria, 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 03:55 3:55 AM Santa Maria, CA 00:55 12:55 AM You –:–
03:55 3:55 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:29
00:55 12:55 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:24
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−3 h
Santa Maria, CA is 3 h behind Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Santa Maria, 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 Maria, 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 Maria, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:55 | 00:55 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 07:37 | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 10 h 52 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 107,408 |
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Toronto and Santa Maria, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Toronto and Santa Maria, CA?
Santa Maria is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Toronto is on UTC−4.
What time is it in Santa Maria, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Toronto?
When it is 9:00 AM in Toronto, it is 6:00 AM in Santa Maria.
What time is it in Santa Maria, CA, at the end of the working day in Toronto?
The working day in Toronto ends at 6:00 PM; in Santa Maria it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Santa Maria, CA, from Toronto?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Toronto – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Santa Maria – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Santa Maria, CA?
Until 3:00 AM in Toronto it is still the previous day in Santa Maria. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Santa Maria it is already the next day in Toronto.
Does the time difference between Toronto and Santa Maria, CA, change?
No. The clocks in Toronto and in Santa Maria change on the same dates, so the difference stays 3 hours.
