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What time is it in Chicago?
11:35:33
Friday 13 November 2026
- Chicago, United States
- Time zone UTC−06:00
- Next clock change: 14 March 2027
- Sunrise 06:37 · sunset 16:31
Time difference with Chicago
Chicago is on UTC−06:00 right now: 6 hours behind UTC in winter and 5 hours behind in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Chicago |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:35 | 6 hours ahead |
| New York United States | 12:35 | 1 hour ahead |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:35 | 2 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:35 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 18:35 | 7 hours ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:35 | 10 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:05 | 11 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:35 | 14 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:35 | 14 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:35 | 15 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:35 | 17 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:35 | 3 hours ahead |
Compare any two places with the time zone converter or find a slot with the meeting planner.
Daylight saving time in Chicago
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sunday 14 March 2027 | at 02:00 it becomes 03:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC−06:00 → UTC−05:00, summer time) |
| Sunday 7 November 2027 | at 02:00 it becomes 01:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC−05:00 → UTC−06:00) |
Last change: Sunday 1 November 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
Official time zone (IANA database): America/Chicago. Daylight saving time in the United States: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Chicago
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 118 km away, South Bend is 1 hour ahead of Chicago most of the year.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Cicero | 9 km |
| Oak Park | 12 km |
| Berwyn | 12 km |
| Evergreen Park | 15 km |
| Elmwood Park | 15 km |
| Maywood | 16 km |
| Burbank | 17 km |
| Bridgeview | 17 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Chicago
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Day length
- 9 h 53 min
- Tomorrow
- −2 min
Dawn 06:08, dusk 17:01, solar noon 11:34. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (9 h 8 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (15 h 13 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:14 (12 June 2027), latest at 07:30 (7 November 2027); earliest sunset at 16:19 (4 December 2026), latest at 20:29 (21 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 20 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:51 · moonset 19:38 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 05:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in the United States
- New York1 hour ahead
- Los Angeles2 hours behind
- Brooklyn1 hour ahead
- Queens1 hour ahead
- Houston
- Phoenix1 hour behind
- Philadelphia1 hour ahead
- San Antonio
- Manhattan1 hour ahead
- San Diego2 hours behind
- Bronx1 hour ahead
- Dallas
Good to know about the time in Chicago
Chicago uses Central Time: currently UTC−6, 1 hour behind New York. It is 7 hours behind Paris most of the year.
It was in Chicago, in October 1883, that the American railway companies adopted the system of time zones, which came into force on 18 November that year. Paris – Chicago time difference