Sydney to Chicago Time Converter
Set a time in Sydney and read it off in Chicago. Drag the slider to move through the day, or add more cities to the board.
Right now it is 4:42 PM in Sydney and 1:42 AM in Chicago. Chicago is 15 hours behind Sydney.
Every hour, side by side
Sydney on the left, Chicago on the right, for a normal working day.
| Sydney | Chicago | Overlap |
|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3:00 PM previous day | Sydney asleep |
| 7 am | 4:00 PM previous day | Outside 9–5 |
| 8 am | 5:00 PM previous day | Workable for both |
| 9 am | 6:00 PM previous day | Outside 9–5 |
| 10 am | 7:00 PM previous day | Outside 9–5 |
| 11 am | 8:00 PM previous day | Outside 9–5 |
| 12 pm | 9:00 PM previous day | Outside 9–5 |
| 1 pm | 10:00 PM previous day | Chicago asleep |
| 2 pm | 11:00 PM previous day | Chicago asleep |
| 3 pm | 12:00 AM | Chicago asleep |
| 4 pm | 1:00 AM | Chicago asleep |
| 5 pm | 2:00 AM | Chicago asleep |
| 6 pm | 3:00 AM | Chicago asleep |
| 7 pm | 4:00 AM | Chicago asleep |
| 8 pm | 5:00 AM | Chicago asleep |
| 9 pm | 6:00 AM | Chicago asleep |
| 10 pm | 7:00 AM | Sydney asleep |
Who is awake when
Each column is one hour of the selected day in Sydney. Click a column to move the whole board to that hour.
Planning a call between Sydney and Chicago
Best window: 8 am to 9 am in Sydney (5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Chicago). There is no overlap inside a strict 9-to-5, but these hours fall within a normal 8-to-6 working day at both ends — one side takes it near the start of the day, the other near the end.
Daylight saving
Sydney is on UTC+10 (AEST). Clocks go forward one hour on Sunday, October 4, 2026, moving it to UTC+11. Between that date and the other city’s own change, the gap between them is an hour different from usual.
Chicago is on UTC−5 (CDT). Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026, moving it to UTC−6. Between that date and the other city’s own change, the gap between them is an hour different from usual.