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Time in Chicago, Illinois, United States now

03:38:48PM

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Norwegian Constitution Day / International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Sun: ↑ 05:28AM ↓ 08:06PM (14h 38m) - More info - Make Chicago time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Chicago

UTC -5

Central Time (CT)
now 1 hour behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -6 / Central Standard Time (CST)
The time in Chicago is normally one hour behind the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Chicago can for a short while be two hours behind or the same as the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Chicago is America/Chicago.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC -5 / Central Daylight Time (CDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC -6 / Central Standard Time (CST).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Chicago

Los Angeles	−2 hours	−2 hours
New York	+1 hours
Toronto	+1 hours
São Paulo	+2 hours
UTC	+5 hours
Lagos	+6 hours
London	+6 hours
Johannesburg	+7 hours
Paris	+7 hours
Zurich	+7 hours
Cairo	+8 hours
Istanbul	+8 hours
Moscow	+8 hours
Dubai	+9 hours
Mumbai	+10.5 hours
Hong Kong	+13 hours
Shanghai	+13 hours
Singapore	+13 hours
Tokyo	+14 hours
Sydney	+15 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Chicago

Sunrise: 05:28AM
Sunset: 08:06PM
Day length: 14h 38m
Solar noon: 12:47PM
The current local time in Chicago is 47 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Chicago on the map

Location: Illinois, United States
Latitude: 41.85. Longitude: -87.65
Population: 2,664,000
Elevation: 180 m

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Best restaurants in Chicago

#1 CAVA - Mediterranean and salads food
#2 Pleasant House Pub - British and vegetarian options food
#3 Benchmark - American and pizza food

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