The live local clock for Chicago, with today's date, the CT abbreviation, the current UTC offset and a direct comparison against Coordinated Universal Time.
US Central Time
Coordinated Universal Time
US Eastern Time
THE CLOCKS ABOVE ALWAYS SHOW THE LIVE CURRENT TIME. THE ROLLER BELOW IS A LOOKUP TOOL — ROTATING IT NEVER CHANGES THEM.
CT is 5 hours behind UTC
ET is 4 hours behind UTC
United States (Central) is 1 hour behind United States (Eastern)
| UTC | CT | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 19:00 | Previous day in Chicago |
| 01:00 | 20:00 | Previous day in Chicago |
| 02:00 | 21:00 | Previous day in Chicago |
| 03:00 | 22:00 | Previous day in Chicago |
| 04:00 | 23:00 | Previous day in Chicago |
| 05:00 | 00:00 | Same day |
| 06:00 | 01:00 | Same day |
| 07:00 | 02:00 | Same day |
| 08:00 | 03:00 | Same day |
| 09:00 | 04:00 | Same day |
| 10:00 | 05:00 | Same day |
| 11:00 | 06:00 | Same day |
| 12:00 | 07:00 | Same day |
| 13:00 | 08:00 | Same day |
| 14:00 | 09:00 | Same day |
| 15:00 | 10:00 | Same day |
| 16:00 | 11:00 | Same day |
| 17:00 | 12:00 | Same day |
| 18:00 | 13:00 | Same day |
| 19:00 | 14:00 | Same day |
| 20:00 | 15:00 | Same day |
| 21:00 | 16:00 | Same day |
| 22:00 | 17:00 | Same day |
| 23:00 | 18:00 | Same day |
Chicago uses US Central Time (CT), IANA identifier America/Chicago.
Central Time covers the US Midwest and Gulf states, from Chicago to Dallas and New Orleans.
Central Time is UTC -06:00 as CST in winter and UTC -05:00 as CDT from March to November.
The second panel shows UTC beside the local clock, and the roller lets you check any UTC hour against CT — useful when a call, deadline or flight time is published in UTC.