Chicago
Illinois, United States
Wednesday, 11th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- Time zone
- America/ChicagoCST
- Sunrise
- 6:35 am
- Sunset
- 4:33 pm
- Daylight
- 9 hours 57 minutes134 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 123 days
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Daylight saving in Chicago
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Right now Chicago is on CST, UTC-6: standard time. That is 123 days away.
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 11:00 in Chicago, 3pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Chicago and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 11:07 pm Tue | 23:07 | 2 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 1:07 am | 01:07 | the same time |
| New York City EST | 2:07 am | 02:07 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EST | 2:07 am | 02:07 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 4:07 am | 04:07 | 3 hours ahead |
| London GMT | 7:07 am | 07:07 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 8:07 am | 08:07 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 8:07 am | 08:07 | 7 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 9:07 am | 09:07 | 8 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 9:07 am | 09:07 | 8 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 10:07 am | 10:07 | 9 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 11:07 am | 11:07 | 10 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 12:37 pm | 12:37 | 11 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 3:07 pm | 15:07 | 14 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 4:07 pm | 16:07 | 15 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 6:07 pm | 18:07 | 17 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 8:07 pm | 20:07 | 19 hours ahead |
About Chicago
- Population
- 2664452
- Coordinates
- 41.850, -87.650
- Region
- Illinois, United States
- IANA zone
- America/Chicago
- Solar noon
- 11:34 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Chicago right now?
It is 1:07 am (01:07 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 11th November 2026 in Chicago. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Chicago in?
Chicago uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CST (UTC-6). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like CST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Chicago on daylight saving time right now?
No. Chicago is on standard time (CST). Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Chicago?
The next change is on Sunday, 14th March 2027. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC-5.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chicago today?
The sun rises at 6:35 am and sets at 4:33 pm today, giving 9 hours 57 minutes of daylight. That is 134 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Chicago of Los Angeles?
Chicago is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 1:07 am in Chicago, it is 11:07 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Chicago?
Chicago is in Illinois, United States, at 41.85° N, 87.65° W, with a population of about 2,664,452. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.