Right now, local time in Dorchester is 09:41 (EST, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dorchester ranks #47223 worldwide by population and #806 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 9m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 10h 16m
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Daylight range
- 9h 00m (winter) – 15h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dorchester — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dorchester through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 42.98° S, 98.93° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, 1,702 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dorchester today ISNA
- Fajr
- 05:40
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 14:51
- Maghrib
- 17:15
- Isha
- 18:35
- Qibla direction
- 53.4° from north (NE (53°))
Full prayer timetable for Dorchester — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dorchester sits in the America/Toronto time zone, UTC-05:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 16m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Dorchester's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 552 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,426 km off. Its position on the globe is 42.98° N, 81.07° 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 | 06:41 | −3h |
| Chicago | 08:41 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 11:41 | +2h |
| London | 14:41 | +5h |
| Paris | 15:41 | +6h |
| Moscow | 17:41 | +8h |
| Dubai | 18:41 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 20:11 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:41 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 22:41 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 23:41 | +14h |
| Sydney | 01:41 | +16h |
Best time to call Dorchester
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dorchester local time:
Cities sharing Dorchester's time zone
Distances from Dorchester
| Chicago | 552 km | W (259°) |
| Los Angeles | 3,353 km | W (265°) |
| London | 5,865 km | NE (51°) |
| Paris | 6,154 km | NE (53°) |
| Moscow | 7,620 km | NNE (32°) |
| São Paulo | 8,195 km | SSE (147°) |
| Tokyo | 10,341 km | NNW (328°) |
| Dubai | 11,212 km | NE (39°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,588 km | NNW (345°) |
| Mumbai | 12,623 km | NNE (27°) |
| Singapore | 15,061 km | N (353°) |
| Sydney | 15,426 km | W (265°) |
Cities near Dorchester
- Thamesford10 km · 09:41
- Belmont11 km · 09:41
- London14 km · 09:41
- Ingersoll16 km · 09:41
- Aylmer25 km · 09:41
- St. Thomas25 km · 09:41
- St. Marys30 km · 09:41
- Ilderton28 km · 09:41
FAQ
What time is it in Dorchester right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dorchester (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dorchester in?
Dorchester runs on the America/Toronto IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated EST.
Does Dorchester 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 Dorchester today?
Dorchester sees sunrise at 07:01 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 10h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dorchester tonight?
The moon phase over Dorchester tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dorchester?
The antipode of Dorchester — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 42.98° S, 98.93° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, roughly 1,702 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dorchester?
Dorchester lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dorchester?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dorchester, clocks run about 9 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.