Right now, local time in Watford is 16:59 (EST, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Watford ranks #123367 worldwide by population and #2427 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 12m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Day length
- 10h 16m
- Solar noon
- 12:12
- Daylight range
- 9h 00m (winter) – 15h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Watford — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Watford through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 42.95° S, 98.12° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, 1,759 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Watford today ISNA
- Fajr
- 05:44
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 14:54
- Maghrib
- 17:18
- Isha
- 18:38
- Qibla direction
- 52.8° from north (NE (53°))
Full prayer timetable for Watford — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Watford 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.
Watford's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 486 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,360 km off. Its position on the globe is 42.95° N, 81.88° 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 | 13:59 | −3h |
| Chicago | 15:59 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 18:59 | +2h |
| London | 21:59 | +5h |
| Paris | 22:59 | +6h |
| Moscow | 00:59 | +8h |
| Dubai | 01:59 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 03:29 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:59 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 05:59 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 06:59 | +14h |
| Sydney | 08:59 | +16h |
Best time to call Watford
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Watford local time:
Cities sharing Watford's time zone
Distances from Watford
| Chicago | 486 km | WSW (258°) |
| Los Angeles | 3,286 km | W (265°) |
| London | 5,918 km | NE (50°) |
| Paris | 6,209 km | NE (52°) |
| Moscow | 7,658 km | NNE (32°) |
| São Paulo | 8,228 km | SSE (147°) |
| Tokyo | 10,309 km | NNW (327°) |
| Dubai | 11,257 km | NE (39°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,573 km | NNW (344°) |
| Mumbai | 12,656 km | NNE (26°) |
| Singapore | 15,056 km | N (352°) |
| Sydney | 15,360 km | W (264°) |
Cities near Watford
FAQ
What time is it in Watford right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Watford (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Watford in?
Watford runs on the America/Toronto IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated EST.
Does Watford 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 Watford today?
Watford sees sunrise at 07:04 and sunset at 17:20 today, giving 10h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Watford tonight?
The moon phase over Watford tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Watford?
The antipode of Watford — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 42.95° S, 98.12° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, roughly 1,759 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Watford?
Watford lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Watford?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Watford, clocks run about 12 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.