Washington, D.C.
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, July 5, 2026
United States · America/New_York · EDT
Washington, D.C. and Chicago Time Difference
Washington, D.C. is 1h ahead of Chicago
Chicago
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, July 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.
Labour Day
Sep 7in 64dColumbus Day
Oct 12in 99dColumbus Day
Oct 12in 99d
Daylight Cycle
🌅 Dawn5:17:52 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:49:37 AM
🌞 Solar Noon1:13:50 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:58:24 PM
🌆 Sunset8:38:02 PM
🌃 Dusk9:09:47 PM
Day length14:48:24
Data via sunrisesunset.io
Current Weather
Condition—
Temperature—
Feels like—
Humidity—
Wind—
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Moon Phase
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination75%
CycleWaning
Moon age19.7 days
Moonrise23:24
Moonset11:18
Chicago
Labour Day
Sep 7in 64dColumbus Day
Oct 12in 99dColumbus Day
Oct 12in 99d
Daylight Cycle
🌅 Dawn4:48:32 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:22:29 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:56:12 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:48:02 PM
🌆 Sunset8:29:55 PM
🌃 Dusk9:03:53 PM
Day length15:07:26
Data via sunrisesunset.io
Current Weather
Condition—
Temperature—
Feels like—
Humidity—
Wind—
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Moon Phase
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination75%
CycleWaning
Moon age19.7 days
Moonrise23:09
Moonset11:02
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