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San Diego and Chicago Time Difference

San Diego is 2h behind Chicago

San Diego
San Diego

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

09:23:40

Sunday, April 5, 2026

United States · America/Los_Angeles · PDT

Chicago
Chicago

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

11:23:40

Sunday, April 5, 2026

United States · America/Chicago · CDT

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between San Diego and Chicago, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 9 am in San Diego it is 11 am in Chicago — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 3 pm in San Diego (5 pm in Chicago). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

San Diego and Chicago have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. San Diego is 2 hours behind Chicago, which gives you about an hour of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 7 pm in San Diego — that lands at 8 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.

San Diego

  • Truman Day

  • Memorial Day

  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn6:07:04 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:31:59 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:52:25 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:40:12 PM
🌆 Sunset7:12:51 PM
🌃 Dusk7:37:47 PM
Day length12:40:52

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature21°C
Feels like18°C
Humidity35%
Wind3 mph W

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:10
Moonset08:21
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

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition🌤️ Mainly clear
Temperature5°C
Feels like1°C
Humidity70%
Wind12 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

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