Sun times for Toronto
Ontario, Canada · 43.65°N 79.38°W — Canada's largest city and a useful reference point for the northern half of North America.
- Latitude
- 43.6532°
- Longitude
- -79.3832°
- Time zone
- America/Toronto
Sunrise
06:36 AM
Sunset
07:59 PM
Solar noon
01:18 PM
Sun at 55.9° above horizon
Day length
13h 23m
−2m 50s vs yesterday
Photography light
- Blue hour (morning)
- 06:06 AM – 06:18 AM
- Golden hour (morning)
- 06:36 AM – 07:15 AM
- Golden hour (evening)
- 07:21 PM – 07:59 PM
- Blue hour (evening)
- 08:18 PM – 08:29 PM
Twilight
- Astronomical dawn
- 04:52 AM
- Nautical dawn
- 05:30 AM
- Civil dawn
- 06:06 AM
- Civil dusk
- 08:29 PM
- Nautical dusk
- 09:05 PM
- Astronomical dusk
- 09:43 PM
Sun at solar noon: 55.9° elevation, bearing 180° (S). Times assume a flat horizon at sea level.
The year in Toronto
- Longest day
- 15h 27m
- Shortest day
- 8h 56m
- Sun's highest point
- 69.8°
- Sun's lowest noon
- 22.9°
Toronto sunrise and sunset by month
Times for the 15th of each month, local time, adjusted for daylight saving where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:47 | 17:06 | 9h 18m |
| February | 07:15 | 17:47 | 10h 32m |
| March | 07:29 | 19:23 | 11h 54m |
| April | 06:34 | 20:01 | 13h 27m |
| May | 05:52 | 20:36 | 14h 44m |
| June | 05:35 | 21:00 | 15h 25m |
| July | 05:49 | 20:56 | 15h 07m |
| August | 06:22 | 20:21 | 13h 59m |
| September | 06:56 | 19:27 | 12h 31m |
| October | 07:31 | 18:34 | 11h 02m |
| November | 07:11 | 16:52 | 9h 40m |
| December | 07:44 | 16:41 | 8h 57m |
Solar potential in Toronto
Toronto receives 3.652 kWh/m² per day on a horizontal surface, averaged over 30 years. Tilting panels to 30° raises annual output by 10%.
A typical home system is 5–10 kW. Roughly 15 panels for 6 kW.
S (180°) — ideal for the northern hemisphere
Estimated annual production
6,857 kWh
1,143 kWh per kW installed · 571 kWh a month on average
Monthly production
Best month 827 kWh · worst month 262 kWh · 3.2× swing
- Optimal tilt
- 30°
- Summer tilt
- 9°
- Winter tilt
- 60°
- Gain vs flat
- +10%
Based on NASA POWER 30-year climate averages for Toronto and a 78% system performance ratio. Long-term expectation, not a guarantee for any single year. Shading, roof pitch and local rules are not modelled.
Toronto sun and solar questions
- How much does daylight change through the year in Toronto?
- Toronto sits at 43.7° north. Its longest day runs 15h 27m and its shortest 8h 56m — a swing of 6h 31m.
- What angle should solar panels be in Toronto?
- 30° from horizontal, facing south, maximises annual production. That is about 10% more than laying panels flat. If you want to favour winter output, 60° is better; for summer, 9°.
- How much power would solar panels produce in Toronto?
- About 1,143 kWh per year for every kW installed, at the optimal angle. A typical 6 kW home system would produce roughly 6,857 kWh a year. Jun is the strongest month and Dec the weakest.
- How high does the sun get in Toronto?
- At the summer solstice the sun reaches 69.8° above the horizon at solar noon. At the winter solstice it only reaches 22.9°. That difference is what drives both the seasons and the ideal panel angle.
Sun times assume a flat horizon at sea level. Solar figures are long-term climate averages and do not account for shading, roof pitch or local regulations. See the methodology.