Washington, D.C.
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, April 5, 2026
United States · America/New_York · EDT
Washington, D.C. and Chicago Time Difference
Washington, D.C. is 1h ahead of Chicago
15:57:09
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 Washington, D.C. and Chicago, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 10 am in Washington, D.C. it is 9 am in Chicago — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 5 pm in Washington, D.C. (4 pm in Chicago). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.
Best time for family calls
Washington, D.C. and Chicago have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. — 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.
Washington, D.C.
Truman Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth National Independence Day
Via Nager.Date
🌅 Dawn6:19:53 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:46:56 AM
🌞 Solar Noon1:11:57 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:01:39 PM
🌆 Sunset7:36:59 PM
🌃 Dusk8:04:01 PM
Day length12:50:02
Data via sunrisesunset.io
Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature16°C
Feels like14°C
Humidity82%
Wind10 mph NW
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination86%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.3 days
Moonrise22:40
Moonset08:18
New86% 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☀️ Clear sky
Temperature9°C
Feels like5°C
Humidity51%
Wind12 mph NW
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination86%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.3 days
Moonrise22:34
Moonset07:53
New86% illuminatedFull
Other times compared to Washington, D.C.
- Washington, D.C. to London time difference
- Washington, D.C. to New York City time difference
- Washington, D.C. to Tokyo time difference
- Washington, D.C. to Dubai time difference
- Washington, D.C. to Paris time difference
- Washington, D.C. to Singapore time difference
- Washington, D.C. to Sydney time difference
- Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles time difference
- Washington, D.C. to Hong Kong time difference
- Washington, D.C. to Chicago time difference
- Washington, D.C. to Mumbai time difference
- Washington, D.C. to São Paulo time difference
- Washington, D.C. to San Francisco time difference
- Washington, D.C. to Toronto time difference