New York City
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, April 5, 2026
United States · America/New_York · EDT
New York City and Chicago Time Difference
New York City is 1h ahead of Chicago
11:52:44
Chicago
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 New York City and Chicago, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 10 am in New York City it is 9 am in Chicago — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 5 pm in New York City (4 pm in Chicago). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.
Best time for family calls
New York City and Chicago have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. New York City is 1 hour ahead of Chicago, which gives you 4 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 10 pm in New York City — that lands at 5 pm to 9 pm in Chicago, 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.
New York City
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Via Nager.Date
🌅 Dawn6:05:42 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:33:30 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:59:50 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:49:54 PM
🌆 Sunset7:26:10 PM
🌃 Dusk7:53:58 PM
Day length12:52:39
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Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature12°C
Feels like11°C
Humidity94%
Wind5 mph SW
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:33
Moonset08:01
New87% illuminatedFull
Chicago
Truman Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth National Independence Day
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
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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