Right now, local time in Ottawa is 16:33 (EDT, UTC-04:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ottawa ranks #557 worldwide by population and #4 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 47m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Day length
- 10h 23m
- Solar noon
- 12:47
- Daylight range
- 8h 43m (winter) – 15h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ottawa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ottawa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 45.41° S, 104.30° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, 1,540 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ottawa today ISNA
- Fajr
- 06:13
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Dhuhr
- 12:48
- Asr
- 15:31
- Maghrib
- 17:57
- Isha
- 19:20
- Qibla direction
- 57.2° from north (ENE (57°))
Full prayer timetable for Ottawa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ottawa sits in the America/Toronto time zone, UTC-04:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 23m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Ottawa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 1,036 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,864 km off. Its position on the globe is 45.41° N, 75.70° 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 | 13:33 | −3h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | +1h |
| London | 20:33 | +4h |
| Paris | 21:33 | +5h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | +7h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +8h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +9h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +12h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +12h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +13h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +15h |
Best time to call Ottawa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ottawa local time:
Cities sharing Ottawa's time zone
Distances from Ottawa
| Chicago | 1,036 km | WSW (252°) |
| Los Angeles | 3,800 km | W (266°) |
| London | 5,361 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 5,649 km | NE (56°) |
| Moscow | 7,159 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 8,213 km | SSE (152°) |
| Tokyo | 10,322 km | NNW (332°) |
| Dubai | 10,727 km | NE (43°) |
| Mumbai | 12,178 km | NNE (32°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,418 km | N (350°) |
| Singapore | 14,815 km | N (1°) |
| Sydney | 15,864 km | W (271°) |
Cities near Ottawa
- Centretown0 km · 16:33
- The Glebe1 km · 16:33
- ByWard Market2 km · 16:33
- Hull2 km · 16:33
- Lowertown2 km · 16:33
- Ottawa South2 km · 16:33
- Sandy Hill2 km · 16:33
- Hintonburg2 km · 16:33
FAQ
What time is it in Ottawa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ottawa (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ottawa in?
Ottawa runs on the America/Toronto IANA time zone (UTC-04:00), currently abbreviated EDT.
Does Ottawa 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 Ottawa today?
Ottawa sees sunrise at 07:36 and sunset at 17:59 today, giving 10h 23m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ottawa tonight?
The moon phase over Ottawa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ottawa?
The antipode of Ottawa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 45.41° S, 104.30° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, roughly 1,540 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ottawa?
Ottawa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ottawa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ottawa, clocks run about 47 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.