Right now, local time in Waterloo is 01:15 (EST, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Waterloo ranks #5928 worldwide by population and #71 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 10h 14m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 8h 57m (winter) – 15h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 53% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Waterloo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Waterloo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.47° S, 99.48° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, 1,691 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Waterloo today ISNA
- Fajr
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 14:48
- Maghrib
- 17:12
- Isha
- 18:32
- Qibla direction
- 53.8° from north (NE (54°))
Full prayer timetable for Waterloo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Waterloo sits in the America/Toronto time zone, UTC-05:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 14m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Waterloo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 608 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,475 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.47° N, 80.52° 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 | 22:15 | −3h |
| Chicago | 00:15 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 03:15 | +2h |
| London | 06:15 | +5h |
| Paris | 07:15 | +6h |
| Moscow | 09:15 | +8h |
| Dubai | 10:15 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 11:45 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 14:15 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 14:15 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 15:15 | +14h |
| Sydney | 17:15 | +16h |
Best time to call Waterloo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Waterloo local time:
Cities sharing Waterloo's time zone
Distances from Waterloo
| Chicago | 608 km | WSW (256°) |
| Los Angeles | 3,401 km | W (265°) |
| London | 5,796 km | NE (51°) |
| Paris | 6,086 km | NE (53°) |
| Moscow | 7,551 km | NNE (32°) |
| São Paulo | 8,216 km | SSE (148°) |
| Tokyo | 10,319 km | NNW (328°) |
| Dubai | 11,142 km | NE (40°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,547 km | NNW (345°) |
| Mumbai | 12,554 km | NNE (27°) |
| Singapore | 15,013 km | N (354°) |
| Sydney | 15,475 km | W (266°) |
Cities near Waterloo
- Central0 km · 01:15
- Westmount2 km · 01:15
- Willowdale2 km · 01:15
- Fairfield2 km · 01:15
- Dearborn2 km · 01:15
- Mount Hope Huron Park2 km · 01:15
- Cherry Hill3 km · 01:15
- Columbia2 km · 01:15
FAQ
What time is it in Waterloo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Waterloo (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Waterloo in?
Waterloo runs on the America/Toronto IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated EST.
Does Waterloo 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 Waterloo today?
Waterloo sees sunrise at 06:59 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 10h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Waterloo tonight?
The moon phase over Waterloo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 52.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Waterloo?
The antipode of Waterloo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.47° S, 99.48° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, roughly 1,691 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Waterloo?
Waterloo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Waterloo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Waterloo, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.