Toronto to Santa Monica, CA: time difference
Santa Monica, 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 20:51 8:51 PM Santa Monica, CA 17:51 5:51 PM You –:–
20:51 8:51 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:31
17:51 5:51 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:17
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−3 h
Santa Monica, CA is 3 h behind Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Santa Monica, 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 Monica, 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 Monica, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:51 | 17:51 |
| 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 | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 10 h 55 min | 11 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 89,736 |
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Toronto and Santa Monica, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Toronto is Santa Monica, CA?
The clocks in Santa Monica are 3 hours behind those in Toronto (UTC−7 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Toronto, what time is it in Santa Monica, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Toronto, clocks in Santa Monica show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Monica, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in Toronto?
When it is 6:00 PM in Toronto, it is 3:00 PM in Santa Monica.
Is there a time when both Toronto and Santa Monica, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Toronto (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Santa Monica), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Toronto is it still yesterday in Santa Monica, CA?
Before 3:00 AM in Toronto, the date in Santa Monica has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Santa Monica, it is already the next day in Toronto.
Is the time difference between Toronto and Santa Monica, CA, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 3 hours.
