Tokyo to Chicago time converter

Chicago is currently 14 hours behind of Tokyo. Tokyo is on UTC+9 and Chicago is on UTC-5.

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The difference changes during the year

Because Tokyo and Chicago do not start and end daylight saving time together, the gap between them is not constant. Over the next twelve months it takes 2 different values.

Hour by hour while Chicago is 15 hours behind of Tokyo. Shaded rows are inside both working days.
TokyoChicago
12:00 AM9:00 AM (previous day)
1:00 AM10:00 AM (previous day)
2:00 AM11:00 AM (previous day)
3:00 AM12:00 PM (previous day)
4:00 AM1:00 PM (previous day)
5:00 AM2:00 PM (previous day)
6:00 AM3:00 PM (previous day)
7:00 AM4:00 PM (previous day)
8:00 AM5:00 PM (previous day)
9:00 AM6:00 PM (previous day)
10:00 AM7:00 PM (previous day)
11:00 AM8:00 PM (previous day)
12:00 PM9:00 PM (previous day)
1:00 PM10:00 PM (previous day)
2:00 PM11:00 PM (previous day)
3:00 PM12:00 AM
4:00 PM1:00 AM
5:00 PM2:00 AM
6:00 PM3:00 AM
7:00 PM4:00 AM
8:00 PM5:00 AM
9:00 PM6:00 AM
10:00 PM7:00 AM
11:00 PM8:00 AM
Hour by hour while Chicago is 14 hours behind of Tokyo. Shaded rows are inside both working days.
TokyoChicago
12:00 AM10:00 AM (previous day)
1:00 AM11:00 AM (previous day)
2:00 AM12:00 PM (previous day)
3:00 AM1:00 PM (previous day)
4:00 AM2:00 PM (previous day)
5:00 AM3:00 PM (previous day)
6:00 AM4:00 PM (previous day)
7:00 AM5:00 PM (previous day)
8:00 AM6:00 PM (previous day)
9:00 AM7:00 PM (previous day)
10:00 AM8:00 PM (previous day)
11:00 AM9:00 PM (previous day)
12:00 PM10:00 PM (previous day)
1:00 PM11:00 PM (previous day)
2:00 PM12:00 AM
3:00 PM1:00 AM
4:00 PM2:00 AM
5:00 PM3:00 AM
6:00 PM4:00 AM
7:00 PM5:00 AM
8:00 PM6:00 AM
9:00 PM7:00 AM
10:00 PM8:00 AM
11:00 PM9:00 AM

Best time for a call

With a working day of 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on both sides there is no overlap at all between Tokyo and Chicago. One side has to take the call outside office hours, so the usual compromise is early morning in the west or late evening in the east.

Questions

How many hours ahead is Chicago of Tokyo?

Chicago is 14 hours behind of Tokyo 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 Tokyo in Chicago?

9:00 AM in Tokyo is 7:00 PM the previous day in Chicago.

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

There is no overlap between a 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM working day in Tokyo and the same in Chicago. One side has to meet outside office hours.

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 Tokyo or time in Chicago.

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