Chicago
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, April 5, 2026
United States · America/Chicago · CDT
Chicago and Houston Time Difference
Same time
13:15:15
Houston
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, April 5, 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
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Via Nager.Date
🌅 Dawn5:56:53 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:25:15 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:54:19 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:46:26 PM
🌆 Sunset7:23:23 PM
🌃 Dusk7:51:45 PM
Day length12:58:08
Data via sunrisesunset.io
Condition🌤️ Mainly clear
Temperature7°C
Feels like4°C
Humidity65%
Wind12 mph W
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.3 days
Moonrise22:34
Moonset07:53
New87% illuminatedFull
Houston
Truman Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth National Independence Day
Via Nager.Date
🌅 Dawn6:42:34 AM
☀️ Sunrise7:06:41 AM
🌞 Solar Noon1:25:16 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:12:12 PM
🌆 Sunset7:43:51 PM
🌃 Dusk8:07:58 PM
Day length12:37:09
Data via sunrisesunset.io
Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature18°C
Feels like17°C
Humidity73%
Wind11 mph N
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.3 days
Moonrise22:32
Moonset09:00
New87% illuminatedFull