Time in St. Catharines, Ontario right now
St. Catharines is in Ontario and uses Eastern Time. The clock on this page is live, and the times below are worked out for the coordinates of St. Catharines.
- Province
- Ontario
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, from 8 Mar to 1 Nov 2026
- Population
- 136,803
- Coordinates
- 43.1713° N, 79.2427° W
Sunrise and sunset times in St. Catharines today.
Worked out for 43.1713° N, 79.2427° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in St. Catharines for 15h 23m, and on the shortest day for 8h 59m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
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Time difference between St. Catharines and other cities.
How the clock in St. Catharines lines up with the rest of Canada and a few cities around the world, right now.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From St. Catharines |
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| Halifax | Atlantic Time | --:-- | |
| St. John's | Newfoundland Time | --:-- | |
| Winnipeg | Central Time | --:-- | |
| Calgary | Mountain Time | --:-- | |
| Vancouver | Pacific Time | --:-- | |
| New York | United States | --:-- | |
| London | United Kingdom | --:-- | |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | --:-- | |
| Tokyo | Japan | --:-- | |
| Sydney | Australia | --:-- |
St. Catharines time zone and daylight saving time.
St. Catharines uses daylight saving time from 8 Mar to 1 Nov 2026, changing at the same moments as the rest of Eastern Time. Clock change dates come from the IANA time zone database.
- 8 March 2026 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 1 November 2026 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
- 14 March 2027 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 7 November 2027 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
Sunrise and sunset above move with the clock change, so the light shifts by an hour on those dates.
Quick answers about time in St. Catharines.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of St. Catharines.
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What time is it in St. Catharines right now?
St. Catharines is on Eastern Time, UTC-5, and UTC-4 during daylight saving time. The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time to the second.
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What time zone is St. Catharines in?
St. Catharines uses Eastern Time. The Ontario page shows every zone used in the province.
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Does St. Catharines observe daylight saving time?
Yes. In 2026, clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 8 March 2026 at 2:00 local time and clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 2:00 local time.
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What time does the sun rise in St. Catharines?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 21:00, and on the shortest day it rises at 07:45 and sets at 16:44.
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How long is the longest day in St. Catharines?
The sun is up for 15h 23m on the longest day of the year and for 8h 59m on the shortest. Day length changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September.
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What is the time difference between St. Catharines and Toronto?
St. Catharines is on the same time as Toronto all year.
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What is the time difference between St. Catharines and New York?
St. Catharines is on the same time as New York all year.
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How many people live in St. Catharines?
St. Catharines has about 136,803 people, which makes it one of the places listed for Ontario on Time Dates. Population figures come from GeoNames.
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Where is St. Catharines?
St. Catharines sits at 43.1713° N, 79.2427° W in Ontario, about 61 km from Toronto.
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Which places are closest to St. Catharines?
The closest places listed are Thorold, 7 km away, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 16 km away and Niagara Falls, 16 km away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.