Right now, local time in Colchester is 12:07 (EST, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Colchester ranks #102617 worldwide by population and #2041 in Canada.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Toronto EST
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 14, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 16m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Day length
- 10h 20m
- Solar noon
- 12:16
- Daylight range
- 9h 07m (winter) – 15h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Colchester — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Colchester through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 41.98° S, 97.07° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, 1,792 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Colchester today ISNA
- Fajr
- 05:47
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Dhuhr
- 12:16
- Asr
- 15:01
- Maghrib
- 17:24
- Isha
- 18:43
- Qibla direction
- 52.1° from north (NE (52°))
Full prayer timetable for Colchester — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Colchester sits in the America/Toronto time zone, UTC-05:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 20m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Colchester's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 389 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,262 km off. Its position on the globe is 41.98° N, 82.93° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 09:07 | −3h |
| Chicago | 11:07 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 14:07 | +2h |
| London | 17:07 | +5h |
| Paris | 18:07 | +6h |
| Moscow | 20:07 | +8h |
| Dubai | 21:07 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 22:37 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:07 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 01:07 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 02:07 | +14h |
| Sydney | 04:07 | +16h |
Best time to call Colchester
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Colchester local time:
Cities sharing Colchester's time zone
Distances from Colchester
| Chicago | 389 km | W (270°) |
| Los Angeles | 3,191 km | W (266°) |
| London | 6,054 km | NE (49°) |
| Paris | 6,343 km | NE (51°) |
| Moscow | 7,795 km | NNE (31°) |
| São Paulo | 8,187 km | SE (146°) |
| Tokyo | 10,352 km | NNW (327°) |
| Dubai | 11,394 km | NE (38°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,652 km | NNW (343°) |
| Mumbai | 12,790 km | NNE (25°) |
| Singapore | 15,149 km | N (350°) |
| Sydney | 15,262 km | W (262°) |
Cities near Colchester
- Harrow6 km · 12:07
- McGregor19 km · 12:07
- Amherstburg19 km · 12:07
- Essex23 km · 12:07
- Kingsville21 km · 12:07
- Grosse Ile24 km · 12:07
- Gibraltar25 km · 12:07
- Trenton27 km · 12:07
FAQ
What time is it in Colchester right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Colchester (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Colchester in?
Colchester runs on the America/Toronto IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated EST.
Does Colchester observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 14, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Colchester today?
Colchester sees sunrise at 07:06 and sunset at 17:26 today, giving 10h 20m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Colchester tonight?
The moon phase over Colchester tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Colchester?
The antipode of Colchester — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 41.98° S, 97.07° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, roughly 1,792 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Colchester?
Colchester lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Colchester?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Colchester, clocks run about 16 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.