Right now, local time in Kitchener is 17:16 (EDT, UTC-04:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kitchener ranks #2369 worldwide by population and #22 in Canada.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Toronto EDT
- UTC offset
- UTC-04:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go back by 1 hour on November 1, 2026
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 66m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Day length
- 10h 22m
- Solar noon
- 13:06
- Daylight range
- 8h 57m (winter) – 15h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 77% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kitchener — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kitchener through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.43° S, 99.49° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, 1,688 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kitchener today ISNA
- Fajr
- 06:35
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Dhuhr
- 13:07
- Asr
- 15:51
- Maghrib
- 18:16
- Isha
- 19:36
- Qibla direction
- 53.8° from north (NE (54°))
Full prayer timetable for Kitchener — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kitchener sits in the America/Toronto time zone, UTC-04:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 22m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Kitchener's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 607 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,475 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.43° N, 80.51° 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 | 14:16 | −3h |
| Chicago | 16:16 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 18:16 | +1h |
| London | 21:16 | +4h |
| Paris | 22:16 | +5h |
| Moscow | 00:16 | +7h |
| Dubai | 01:16 | +8h |
| Mumbai | 02:46 | +9h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:16 | +12h |
| Hong Kong | 05:16 | +12h |
| Tokyo | 06:16 | +13h |
| Sydney | 08:16 | +15h |
Best time to call Kitchener
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kitchener local time:
Cities sharing Kitchener's time zone
Distances from Kitchener
| Chicago | 607 km | WSW (256°) |
| Los Angeles | 3,402 km | W (265°) |
| London | 5,799 km | NE (51°) |
| Paris | 6,089 km | NE (53°) |
| Moscow | 7,554 km | NNE (32°) |
| São Paulo | 8,212 km | SSE (148°) |
| Tokyo | 10,323 km | NNW (328°) |
| Dubai | 11,145 km | NE (40°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,552 km | NNW (345°) |
| Mumbai | 12,558 km | NNE (27°) |
| Singapore | 15,018 km | N (354°) |
| Sydney | 15,475 km | W (266°) |
Cities near Kitchener
- Forest Hills0 km · 17:16
- Forest Heights1 km · 17:16
- Laurentian Hills1 km · 17:16
- Victoria Hills2 km · 17:16
- Cherry Hill2 km · 17:16
- Southdale2 km · 17:16
- Country Hills West3 km · 17:16
- Mill Courtland Woodside Park3 km · 17:16
FAQ
What time is it in Kitchener right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kitchener (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kitchener in?
Kitchener runs on the America/Toronto IANA time zone (UTC-04:00), currently abbreviated EDT.
Does Kitchener observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go back by 1 hour on November 1, 2026.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kitchener today?
Kitchener sees sunrise at 07:55 and sunset at 18:18 today, giving 10h 22m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kitchener tonight?
The moon phase over Kitchener tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 76.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kitchener?
The antipode of Kitchener — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.43° S, 99.49° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, roughly 1,688 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kitchener?
Kitchener lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kitchener?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kitchener, clocks run about 66 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.