Chicago to Tokyo Time Converter
Quick answers
For most of the year, Chicago is 14 hours behind Tokyo. During seasonal clock changes, Chicago is 15 hours behind Tokyo.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Chicago correspond to 11:00 pm to 7:00 am (next day) in Tokyo. During seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Chicago correspond to 12:00 am (next day) to 8:00 am (next day) in Tokyo.
Compare Chicago time with Tokyo time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
CST (Central Standard Time) is 15 hours behind JST (Japan Standard Time)
6:00 am06:00 in Chicago, IL, USA is 9:00 pm21:00 in Tokyo, Japan
Chicago to Tokyo call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5pm-6pm in Chicago which corresponds to 8am-9am in Tokyo (next day)
6:00 am06:00 CST (Central Standard Time) (Chicago, IL, USA). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
9:00 pm21:00 JST (Japan Standard Time) (Tokyo, Japan). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Chicago, IL, USA / 9:00 pm21:00 Tokyo, Japan
| Chicago, IL, USA | Tokyo, Japan |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 3pm |
| 1am | 4pm |
| 2am | 5pm |
| 3am | 6pm |
| 4am | 7pm |
| 5am | 8pm |
| 6am | 9pm |
| 7am | 10pm |
| 8am | 11pm |
| 9am | 12am (midnight) |
| 10am | 1am |
| 11am | 2am |
| 12pm (noon) | 3am |
| 1pm | 4am |
| 2pm | 5am |
| 3pm | 6am |
| 4pm | 7am |
| 5pm | 8am |
| 6pm | 9am |
| 7pm | 10am |
| 8pm | 11am |
| 9pm | 12pm (noon) |
| 10pm | 1pm |
| 11pm | 2pm |
| 00:00 | 15:00 |
| 01:00 | 16:00 |
| 02:00 | 17:00 |
| 03:00 | 18:00 |
| 04:00 | 19:00 |
| 05:00 | 20:00 |
| 06:00 | 21:00 |
| 07:00 | 22:00 |
| 08:00 | 23:00 |
| 09:00 | 00:00 |
| 10:00 | 01:00 |
| 11:00 | 02:00 |
| 12:00 | 03:00 |
| 13:00 | 04:00 |
| 14:00 | 05:00 |
| 15:00 | 06:00 |
| 16:00 | 07:00 |
| 17:00 | 08:00 |
| 18:00 | 09:00 |
| 19:00 | 10:00 |
| 20:00 | 11:00 |
| 21:00 | 12:00 |
| 22:00 | 13:00 |
| 23:00 | 14:00 |
Chicago Information
Time Zone
CST - Central Standard Time
-6:00 hours during Central Standard Time.
Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.