Chicago to Sydney time difference
16 hours ahead
Sydney is 16 hours ahead of Chicago. When it is 9:00 in Chicago, it is 01:00 (next day) in Sydney.
Chicago and Sydney both observe daylight saving, so this gap changes for part of the year — and the two do not switch on the same date. The figure here is standard time. Use the World Clock calculator for the live time in both cities.
Conversion table
| Chicago | Sydney |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | 01:00 (next day) |
| 12:00 | 04:00 (next day) |
| 15:00 | 07:00 (next day) |
| 18:00 | 10:00 (next day) |
Sydney is UTC+10, Chicago is UTC−6 — a difference of 16 hours.
Other time differences
- UTC → Sydney — 10 hours ahead
- London → Sydney — 10 hours ahead
- New York → Sydney — 15 hours ahead
- Los Angeles → Sydney — 18 hours ahead
- Chicago → UTC — 6 hours ahead
- Chicago → London — 6 hours ahead
Questions
- What is the time difference between Chicago and Sydney?
- Sydney is 16 hours ahead of Chicago. When it is 9:00 in Chicago, it is 01:00 (next day) in Sydney. Sydney is UTC+10, Chicago is UTC−6 — a difference of 16 hours.
- Does daylight saving change this?
- Chicago and Sydney both observe daylight saving, so this gap changes for part of the year — and the two do not switch on the same date. The figure here is standard time.
- What time is it in Sydney right now?
- That changes every minute, so it is not shown here. The World Clock calculator reads live offsets and shows the current time in both cities, including whichever daylight saving rule is in force today.