Current time in Chicago, IL
Central Time
UTC−05:00- Time zone
- Central Time · America/Chicago
- UTC offset now
- UTC−05:00 CDT
- Abbreviation
- CST / CDT
- Daylight saving
- Forward the second Sunday in March at 02:00, back the first Sunday in November at 02:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 (CDT → CST).
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- IL, United States · 41.85° N, 87.65° W
- Population
- 2,664,452
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Chicago at about 11:51 standard time: the clock runs about 9 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:34 and 13:01 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:53 | 19:02 | 12h 09m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:15 | 20:29 | 15h 14m |
| September equinox (Sep 22) | 06:38 | 18:47 | 12h 10m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 07:14 | 16:22 | 9h 08m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:45–18:35 (11 h 50 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
- Indianapolis · 260 km · clock 1 h ahead
- Vincennes · 350 km · clock 1 h ahead
- Detroit · 380 km · clock 1 h ahead
- Louisville · 430 km · clock 1 h ahead
- Toronto, Canada · 700 km · clock 1 h ahead
- Washington · 960 km · clock 1 h ahead