🇨🇦 Epoch / Unix timestamp to Toronto time
Convert a Unix timestamp (seconds since 1 Jan 1970 UTC) into local time in Toronto (ET) — daylight saving applied for the date of the timestamp.
Right now: 1781980178 = Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC-04:00
Current epoch (seconds) in Toronto (EDT)
Common timestamps in Toronto
| Epoch (seconds) | Toronto local time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Wed, Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 PM UTC-05:00 | the Unix epoch |
| 1000000000 | Sat, Sep 8, 2001, 9:46 PM UTC-04:00 | one billion seconds |
| 1225789200 | Tue, Nov 4, 2008, 4:00 AM UTC-05:00 | Nov 2008 (a DST edge in the US/EU) |
| 1500000000 | Thu, Jul 13, 2017, 10:40 PM UTC-04:00 | Jul 2017 |
| 1609459200 | Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 7:00 PM UTC-05:00 | Jan 1, 2021 UTC |
In code
// JavaScript — epoch seconds -> Toronto
const epoch = 1225789200;
new Date(epoch * 1000).toLocaleString("en-US", {
timeZone: "America/Toronto",
});
// Via the API:
// GET https://tz.wrapper-agency.com/api/v1/tz?from=UTC&to=America%2FToronto&epoch=1225789200Other zones: UTC, New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris.