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Time difference
Sydney and Chicago

Live clocks (AEST ↔ CST), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes, and a full 24-hour map from Sydney to Chicago.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Sydney and Chicago, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

DST can shift the gap by an hour twice a year—the 2026 month table shows every change.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Sydney into Chicago with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Sydney and Chicago line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Sydney Chicago

Chicago is 15h behind Sydney at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Sydney
Australia/Sydney
ZoneAEST / AEDT
Offset nowUTC+10
Hour gap
−15h

ChicagoSydney

Chicago
America/Chicago
ZoneCST / CDT
Offset nowUTC-5
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Time difference between Sydney and Chicago: Chicago is currently 17 hours behind Sydney.

This difference is not constant: in winter Sydney is 17 hours ahead of Chicago, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 15 hours ahead of. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

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Right nowAustralia/Sydney · America/Chicago
Sydney
Australia/Sydney
Live time
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OffsetUTC+10
AbbreviationAEST / AEDT
Observes DST
Chicago
America/Chicago
Live time
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OffsetUTC-5
AbbreviationCST / CDT
Observes DST
Relationship

Chicago is 15h behind Sydney.

DST rules can widen or shrink this gap for a few weeks each spring and autumn—the month table below shows how many hours Chicago sits ahead of or behind Sydney through the calendar year.

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Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares Chicago versus Sydney; a value of +3h means Chicago is three hours ahead of Sydney.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Chicago vs Sydney)
January-17h
February-17h
March-16h
April-15h
May-15h
June-15h
July-15h
August-15h
September-15h
October-16h
November-17h
December-17h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Sydney mapped into Chicago; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

SydneyChicago

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Sydney with part-of-day icon
Chicago arrow and converted time
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Currently, Chicago is 15h behind Sydney. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.