Right now, local time in Cookstown is 08:49 (EST, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cookstown ranks #136286 worldwide by population and #2657 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Day length
- 10h 11m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 8h 52m (winter) – 15h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cookstown — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cookstown through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 44.18° S, 100.30° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, 1,681 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cookstown today ISNA
- Fajr
- 05:36
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 14:43
- Maghrib
- 17:07
- Isha
- 18:28
- Qibla direction
- 54.3° from north (NE (54°))
Full prayer timetable for Cookstown — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cookstown sits in the America/Toronto time zone, UTC-05:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 11m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Cookstown's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 693 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,546 km off. Its position on the globe is 44.18° N, 79.70° 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 | 05:49 | −3h |
| Chicago | 07:49 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 10:49 | +2h |
| London | 13:49 | +5h |
| Paris | 14:49 | +6h |
| Moscow | 16:49 | +8h |
| Dubai | 17:49 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 19:19 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:49 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 21:49 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 22:49 | +14h |
| Sydney | 00:49 | +16h |
Best time to call Cookstown
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cookstown local time:
Cities sharing Cookstown's time zone
Distances from Cookstown
| Chicago | 693 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 3,474 km | W (264°) |
| London | 5,695 km | NE (52°) |
| Paris | 5,986 km | NE (54°) |
| Moscow | 7,448 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 8,250 km | SSE (149°) |
| Tokyo | 10,285 km | NNW (329°) |
| Dubai | 11,039 km | NE (40°) |
| Mumbai | 12,453 km | NNE (28°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,486 km | NNW (346°) |
| Singapore | 14,940 km | N (355°) |
| Sydney | 15,546 km | W (267°) |
Cities near Cookstown
FAQ
What time is it in Cookstown right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cookstown (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Cookstown in?
Cookstown runs on the America/Toronto IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated EST.
Does Cookstown 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 Cookstown today?
Cookstown sees sunrise at 06:58 and sunset at 17:09 today, giving 10h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cookstown tonight?
The moon phase over Cookstown tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cookstown?
The antipode of Cookstown — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 44.18° S, 100.30° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, roughly 1,681 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cookstown?
Cookstown lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cookstown?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cookstown, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.