Current Time in Ottawa
Canada, Canada
03:34:25
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Ottawa • UTC-04:00(DST active)
About Time in Ottawa
Ottawa is in the Toronto time zone, with the IANA identifier America/Toronto. The current UTC offset is shown on the live clock above and updates automatically when Ottawa enters or leaves Daylight Saving Time.
Major cities sharing Ottawa's time zone include Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City. Use the converter to translate Ottawa times into any other zone, or check the related tools below for sunrise/sunset and prayer times calibrated to this exact location.
Next DST change: Sunday, November 1, 2026 — clocks fall back from -04:00 to -05:00. Currently on daylight saving time (UTC-04:00).
In Ottawa, the longest day (June solstice) lasts 15h 40m and the shortest (December solstice) lasts 8h 43m — a 6h 57m seasonal swing in daylight.