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When do the clocks change in Chicago (Central Time)?
November 1, 2026
Chicago (Central Time)
- UTC offset now
- -5 hours
- Current local time
- 21:01
- Clock direction
- Back
- Change
- 60 minutes
- Time zone name
- CDT
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 1 hours behind
Chicago (Central Time) changes its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Sunday, March 8, 2026. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- March 8, 2026 at 03:00
- UTC-6 → UTC-5; March 8, 2026 at 01:59 → March 8, 2026 at 03:00
- November 1, 2026 at 01:00
- UTC-5 → UTC-6; November 1, 2026 at 01:59 → November 1, 2026 at 01:00
- Where this time zone is used
- United States
- Local calendar date
- Saturday, September 19, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 08:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Chicago (Central Time) with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: March 8, 2026
- Chicago (Central Time) moved from UTC-06:00 to UTC-05:00. The recorded change was at 08:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: November 2, 2025
- Chicago (Central Time) moved from UTC-05:00 to UTC-06:00. The recorded change was at 07:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: March 9, 2025
- Chicago (Central Time) moved from UTC-06:00 to UTC-05:00. The recorded change was at 08:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: November 3, 2024
- Chicago (Central Time) moved from UTC-05:00 to UTC-06:00. The recorded change was at 07:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: March 10, 2024
- Chicago (Central Time) moved from UTC-06:00 to UTC-05:00. The recorded change was at 08:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: November 5, 2023
- Chicago (Central Time) moved from UTC-05:00 to UTC-06:00. The recorded change was at 07:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Chicago (Central Time), it is 10:00 AM on January 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Chicago (Central Time) is 1 hours behind on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Chicago (Central Time), it is 10:00 AM on April 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Chicago (Central Time) is 1 hours behind on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Chicago (Central Time), it is 10:00 AM on July 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Chicago (Central Time) is 1 hours behind on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Chicago (Central Time), it is 10:00 AM on October 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Chicago (Central Time) is 1 hours behind on this date.