Time in Ottawa, Canada
12:11 am
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Night in Ottawa. Sunrise at 7:26 am.
Sunrise and sunset
Sunrise 7:26 am, sunset 6:09 pm: 10 h 43 min of daylight.
Time zone
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), UTC-4. America/Toronto What EDT means
Next clock change
On Sunday, November 1, 2026, Ottawa turns its clocks back an hour, to UTC-5. Clock changes in the US and Canada
Country
Ottawa is in Canada, in the Eastern zone: one of 6 time zones there. Time across Canada
More cities in Canada
Time in other cities
- New York12:11 am · night
- London5:11 am · night
- Tokyo1:11 pm · daylight
- Los Angeles9:11 pm · night
- Paris6:11 am · night
- Dubai8:11 am · daylight
- Singapore12:11 pm · daylight
- Sydney3:11 pm · daylight
Questions
What time zone is Ottawa in?
Ottawa is on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), UTC-4 today. Its zone in the time zone database is America/Toronto.
Does Ottawa use daylight saving time?
Yes. Ottawa is on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer. On Sunday, November 1, 2026, Ottawa turns its clocks back an hour, to UTC-5.
When are sunrise and sunset in Ottawa today?
Sunrise 7:26 am, sunset 6:09 pm: 10 h 43 min of daylight.