Chicago
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, April 5, 2026
United States · America/Chicago · CDT
Chicago and Los Angeles Time Difference
Chicago is 2h ahead of Los Angeles
10:49:32
Los Angeles
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, April 5, 2026
United States · America/Los_Angeles · PDT
Best time for work calls
If you are scheduling a call between Chicago and Los Angeles, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 11 am in Chicago it is 9 am in Los Angeles — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 5 pm in Chicago (3 pm in Los Angeles). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.
Best time for family calls
Chicago and Los Angeles have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. Chicago is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles, which gives you 4 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 10 pm in Chicago — that lands at 4 pm to 8 pm in Los Angeles, 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
Temperature4°C
Feels like0°C
Humidity70%
Wind11 mph NW
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:34
Moonset07:53
New87% illuminatedFull
Los Angeles
Truman Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth National Independence Day
Via Nager.Date
🌅 Dawn6:08:59 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:34:19 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:56:45 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:46:00 PM
🌆 Sunset7:19:11 PM
🌃 Dusk7:44:31 PM
Day length12:44:51
Data via sunrisesunset.io
Condition⛅ Partly cloudy
Temperature18°C
Feels like15°C
Humidity30%
Wind2 mph NE
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:18
Moonset08:22
New87% illuminatedFull