Chicago to Sydney time converter

Sydney is currently 16 hours ahead of Chicago. Chicago is on UTC-5 and Sydney is on UTC+11.

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The difference changes during the year

Because Chicago and Sydney do not start and end daylight saving time together, the gap between them is not constant. Over the next twelve months it takes 3 different values.

Hour by hour while Sydney is 15 hours ahead of Chicago. Shaded rows are inside both working days.
ChicagoSydney
12:00 AM3:00 PM
1:00 AM4:00 PM
2:00 AM5:00 PM
3:00 AM6:00 PM
4:00 AM7:00 PM
5:00 AM8:00 PM
6:00 AM9:00 PM
7:00 AM10:00 PM
8:00 AM11:00 PM
9:00 AM12:00 AM (next day)
10:00 AM1:00 AM (next day)
11:00 AM2:00 AM (next day)
12:00 PM3:00 AM (next day)
1:00 PM4:00 AM (next day)
2:00 PM5:00 AM (next day)
3:00 PM6:00 AM (next day)
4:00 PM7:00 AM (next day)
5:00 PM8:00 AM (next day)
6:00 PM9:00 AM (next day)
7:00 PM10:00 AM (next day)
8:00 PM11:00 AM (next day)
9:00 PM12:00 PM (next day)
10:00 PM1:00 PM (next day)
11:00 PM2:00 PM (next day)
Hour by hour while Sydney is 16 hours ahead of Chicago. Shaded rows are inside both working days.
ChicagoSydney
12:00 AM4:00 PM
1:00 AM5:00 PM
2:00 AM6:00 PM
3:00 AM7:00 PM
4:00 AM8:00 PM
5:00 AM9:00 PM
6:00 AM10:00 PM
7:00 AM11:00 PM
8:00 AM12:00 AM (next day)
9:00 AM1:00 AM (next day)
10:00 AM2:00 AM (next day)
11:00 AM3:00 AM (next day)
12:00 PM4:00 AM (next day)
1:00 PM5:00 AM (next day)
2:00 PM6:00 AM (next day)
3:00 PM7:00 AM (next day)
4:00 PM8:00 AM (next day)
5:00 PM9:00 AM (next day)
6:00 PM10:00 AM (next day)
7:00 PM11:00 AM (next day)
8:00 PM12:00 PM (next day)
9:00 PM1:00 PM (next day)
10:00 PM2:00 PM (next day)
11:00 PM3:00 PM (next day)
Hour by hour while Sydney is 17 hours ahead of Chicago. Shaded rows are inside both working days.
ChicagoSydney
12:00 AM5:00 PM
1:00 AM6:00 PM
2:00 AM7:00 PM
3:00 AM8:00 PM
4:00 AM9:00 PM
5:00 AM10:00 PM
6:00 AM11:00 PM
7:00 AM12:00 AM (next day)
8:00 AM1:00 AM (next day)
9:00 AM2:00 AM (next day)
10:00 AM3:00 AM (next day)
11:00 AM4:00 AM (next day)
12:00 PM5:00 AM (next day)
1:00 PM6:00 AM (next day)
2:00 PM7:00 AM (next day)
3:00 PM8:00 AM (next day)
4:00 PM9:00 AM (next day)
5:00 PM10:00 AM (next day)
6:00 PM11:00 AM (next day)
7:00 PM12:00 PM (next day)
8:00 PM1:00 PM (next day)
9:00 PM2:00 PM (next day)
10:00 PM3:00 PM (next day)
11:00 PM4:00 PM (next day)

Best time for a call

Taking a working day of 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on both sides, the overlap in Chicago local time is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, which is 9:00 AM onward in Sydney.

Questions

How many hours ahead is Sydney of Chicago?

Sydney is 16 hours ahead of Chicago right now. That gap is not constant through the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.

What time is 9:00 AM in Chicago in Sydney?

9:00 AM in Chicago is 1:00 AM the next day in Sydney.

What is the best time for a meeting between Chicago and Sydney?

Assuming a 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM working day on both sides, the overlap in Chicago local time is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

Local time in each city

For the current time on its own, with the daylight saving dates that apply and the working week in that country, see time in Chicago or time in Sydney.

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