Right now, local time in Thurso is 15:19 (EST, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Thurso ranks #99778 worldwide by population and #1990 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 15m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Day length
- 10h 05m
- Solar noon
- 11:45
- Daylight range
- 8h 41m (winter) – 15h 42m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Thurso — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Thurso through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 45.60° S, 104.75° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, 1,534 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Thurso today ISNA
- Fajr
- 05:19
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Dhuhr
- 11:46
- Asr
- 14:21
- Maghrib
- 16:46
- Isha
- 18:10
- Qibla direction
- 57.5° from north (ENE (57°))
Full prayer timetable for Thurso — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Thurso sits in the America/Toronto time zone, UTC-05:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 05m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Thurso's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 1,076 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,898 km off. Its position on the globe is 45.60° N, 75.25° 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 | 12:19 | −3h |
| Chicago | 14:19 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 17:19 | +2h |
| London | 20:19 | +5h |
| Paris | 21:19 | +6h |
| Moscow | 23:19 | +8h |
| Dubai | 00:19 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 01:49 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:19 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 04:19 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 05:19 | +14h |
| Sydney | 07:19 | +16h |
Best time to call Thurso
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Thurso local time:
Cities sharing Thurso's time zone
Distances from Thurso
| Chicago | 1,076 km | WSW (252°) |
| Los Angeles | 3,837 km | W (266°) |
| London | 5,321 km | NE (54°) |
| Paris | 5,608 km | ENE (56°) |
| Moscow | 7,122 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 8,216 km | SSE (153°) |
| Tokyo | 10,320 km | NNW (332°) |
| Dubai | 10,687 km | NE (44°) |
| Mumbai | 12,142 km | NNE (32°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,403 km | N (351°) |
| Singapore | 14,794 km | N (1°) |
| Sydney | 15,898 km | W (272°) |
Cities near Thurso
- Clarence-Rockland6 km · 15:19
- Wendover10 km · 15:19
- Buckingham13 km · 15:19
- Bourget20 km · 15:19
- Saint-André-Avellin19 km · 15:19
- Papineauville18 km · 15:19
- Ripon23 km · 15:19
- Plantagenet21 km · 15:19
FAQ
What time is it in Thurso right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Thurso (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Thurso in?
Thurso runs on the America/Toronto IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated EST.
Does Thurso 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 Thurso today?
Thurso sees sunrise at 06:43 and sunset at 16:48 today, giving 10h 05m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Thurso tonight?
The moon phase over Thurso tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Thurso?
The antipode of Thurso — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 45.60° S, 104.75° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, roughly 1,534 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Thurso?
Thurso lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Thurso?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Thurso, clocks run about 15 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.