Right now, local time in Whitby is 08:04 (EST, UTC-05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Whitby ranks #4463 worldwide by population and #47 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 0m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Day length
- 10h 12m
- Solar noon
- 12:00
- Daylight range
- 8h 54m (winter) – 15h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Whitby — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Whitby through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.88° S, 101.07° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, 1,612 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Whitby today ISNA
- Fajr
- 05:32
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Dhuhr
- 12:00
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:05
- Isha
- 18:26
- Qibla direction
- 54.9° from north (NE (55°))
Full prayer timetable for Whitby — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Whitby sits in the America/Toronto time zone, UTC-05:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 12m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Whitby's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 742 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,605 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.88° N, 78.93° 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 | 05:04 | −3h |
| Chicago | 07:04 | −1h |
| São Paulo | 10:04 | +2h |
| London | 13:04 | +5h |
| Paris | 14:04 | +6h |
| Moscow | 16:04 | +8h |
| Dubai | 17:04 | +9h |
| Mumbai | 18:34 | +10h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:04 | +13h |
| Hong Kong | 21:04 | +13h |
| Tokyo | 22:04 | +14h |
| Sydney | 00:04 | +16h |
Best time to call Whitby
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Whitby local time:
Cities sharing Whitby's time zone
Distances from Whitby
| Chicago | 742 km | WSW (256°) |
| Los Angeles | 3,532 km | W (266°) |
| London | 5,668 km | NE (52°) |
| Paris | 5,956 km | NE (54°) |
| Moscow | 7,443 km | NNE (33°) |
| São Paulo | 8,190 km | SSE (149°) |
| Tokyo | 10,345 km | NNW (329°) |
| Dubai | 11,024 km | NE (41°) |
| Mumbai | 12,454 km | NNE (29°) |
| Hong Kong | 12,533 km | NNW (347°) |
| Singapore | 14,978 km | N (356°) |
| Sydney | 15,605 km | W (267°) |
Cities near Whitby
- Brooklin9 km · 08:04
- Oshawa7 km · 08:04
- Ajax9 km · 08:04
- Pickering16 km · 08:04
- Port Perry25 km · 08:04
- Centennial Scarborough21 km · 08:04
- Rouge21 km · 08:04
- Bowmanville20 km · 08:04
FAQ
What time is it in Whitby right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Whitby (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Whitby in?
Whitby runs on the America/Toronto IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), currently abbreviated EST.
Does Whitby 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 Whitby today?
Whitby sees sunrise at 06:54 and sunset at 17:06 today, giving 10h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Whitby tonight?
The moon phase over Whitby tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Whitby?
The antipode of Whitby — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.88° S, 101.07° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Augusta, Australia, roughly 1,612 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Whitby?
Whitby lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Whitby?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Whitby, clocks run about 0 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.