Current Time in Chicago, United States
Chicago is in the America/Chicago time zone. The clock updates live every second and automatically follows daylight saving changes; the sun dial shows today's daylight and twilight, and the map shows where it is night.
Time in Chicago
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Today's light in Chicago
- Night
- Astronomical twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Civil twilight
- Golden hour
- Daylight
- Astronomical dawn
- 04:52
- Nautical dawn
- 05:24
- Civil dawn
- 05:57
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Golden hour ends
- 07:06
- Solar noon
- 11:34
- Golden hour begins
- 16:00
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Civil dusk
- 17:10
- Nautical dusk
- 17:43
- Astronomical dusk
- 18:15
It was 10:30 AM on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 in Chicago when this page was last updated. Chicago is on CST (UTC-06:00), standard time. The clock above is live.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Abbreviation
- CST
- Population
- 2,664,452
Daylight Saving Time in Chicago
Chicago observes daylight saving time and is currently on standard time. In 2026, the clocks change on:
- Sunday, March 8— clocks go forward one hour
- Sunday, November 1— clocks go back one hour
Cities in the same time zone
These places share Chicago's local time (America/Chicago):
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