Chicago
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, July 26, 2026
United States · America/Chicago · CDT
Chicago and Houston Time Difference
Same time
Chicago and Houston currently share the same clock time. Chicago, United States keeps America/Chicago time (CDT), while Houston, United States keeps America/Chicago time (CDT). When it is midday in Chicago, it is also around midday in Houston, so there is no window to work around. Both cities can move on and off daylight saving time on different dates, so the gap between Chicago and Houston is not fixed year-round — the live clocks and difference above are recalculated from atomic time sources, so you are always reading the current offset rather than a value that quietly goes stale twice a year.
Houston
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, July 26, 2026
United States · America/Chicago · CDT
Best time for work calls
If you are scheduling a call between Chicago and Houston, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 9 am in Chicago it is 9 am in Houston — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 5 pm in Chicago (5 pm in Houston). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.
Best time for family calls
Chicago and Houston have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. Chicago and Houston are in the same time zone, which gives you 3 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 9 pm in Chicago — that lands at 6 pm to 9 pm in Houston, after the school run and before anyone's ready for bed. For a Sunday catch-up or a midweek check-in, this is the sweet spot.
Chicago
Labour Day
Sep 7in 43dColumbus Day
Oct 12in 78dColumbus Day
Oct 12in 78d
Daylight Cycle
🌅 Dawn5:07:23 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:39:29 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:58:11 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:36:41 PM
🌆 Sunset8:16:54 PM
🌃 Dusk8:49:00 PM
Day length14:37:24
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Current Weather
Condition—
Temperature—
Feels like—
Humidity—
Wind—
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Moon Phase
Phase🌔 Waxing Gibbous
Illumination93%
CycleWaxing
Moon age12.2 days
Moonrise18:43
Moonset02:26
Houston
Labour Day
Sep 7in 43dColumbus Day
Oct 12in 78dColumbus Day
Oct 12in 78d
Daylight Cycle
🌅 Dawn6:12:17 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:38:29 AM
🌞 Solar Noon1:29:09 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:46:05 PM
🌆 Sunset8:19:48 PM
🌃 Dusk8:46:01 PM
Day length13:41:18
Data via sunrisesunset.io
Current Weather
Condition—
Temperature—
Feels like—
Humidity—
Wind—
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Moon Phase
Phase🌔 Waxing Gibbous
Illumination93%
CycleWaxing
Moon age12.2 days
Moonrise18:31
Moonset03:43