Tokyo to Chicago
Live, right now. Asia/Tokyo → America/Chicago · 10,140 km (6,297 miles) apart
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Tokyo | Chicago | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am now | 10am Thu | 00:00 → 10:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 1am | 11am Thu | 01:00 → 11:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 2am | 12pm Thu | 02:00 → 12:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 3am | 1pm Thu | 03:00 → 13:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 4am | 2pm Thu | 04:00 → 14:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 5am | 3pm Thu | 05:00 → 15:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 6am | 4pm Thu | 06:00 → 16:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 7am | 5pm Thu | 07:00 → 17:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8am | 6pm Thu | 08:00 → 18:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9am | 7pm Thu | 09:00 → 19:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10am | 8pm Thu | 10:00 → 20:00 | awake, not at work |
| 11am | 9pm Thu | 11:00 → 21:00 | awake, not at work |
| 12pm | 10pm Thu | 12:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Chicago |
| 1pm | 11pm Thu | 13:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Chicago |
| 2pm | 12am | 14:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Chicago |
| 3pm | 1am | 15:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Chicago |
| 4pm | 2am | 16:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Chicago |
| 5pm | 3am | 17:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Chicago |
| 6pm | 4am | 18:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Chicago |
| 7pm | 5am | 19:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Chicago |
| 8pm | 6am | 20:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Chicago |
| 9pm | 7am | 21:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 8am | 22:00 → 08:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 11pm | 9am | 23:00 → 09:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
Call times
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Chicago when it is 12:56 am in Tokyo?
10:56 am in Chicago the previous day.
How many hours ahead is Chicago of Tokyo?
Chicago is 14 hours behind Tokyo. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between Tokyo and Chicago?
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.