Time in Chicago and Beijing
The time difference between Chicago, Illinois, and Beijing is 13 hours. Beijing is 13 hours ahead of Chicago.
This means 9am in Chicago is 10pm in Beijing and 5pm in Chicago is 6am in Beijing (next day).
Chicago
- The current local time in Chicago is 9:46 pm (July 1, 2026)
- Chicago is in the Central Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Chicago, United States, is UTC-05:00
Beijing
- The current local time in Beijing is 10:46 am (July 1, 2026)
- Beijing is in the China Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Beijing, China, is UTC+08:00
How to convert Chicago time to Beijing time?
Add 13 hours to Chicago time to get Beijing time.
Time in Chicago
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Time in Beijing
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Use the slider above to convert Chicago time to Beijing time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| Chicago | Beijing |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1pm |
| 1am | 2pm |
| 2am | 3pm |
| 3am | 4pm |
| 4am | 5pm |
| 5am | 6pm |
| 6am | 7pm |
| 7am | 8pm |
| 8am | 9pm |
| 9am | 10pm |
| 10am | 11pm |
| 11am | 12am |
| 12pm | 1am |
| 1pm | 2am |
| 2pm | 3am |
| 3pm | 4am |
| 4pm | 5am |
| 5pm | 6am |
| 6pm | 7am |
| 7pm | 8am |
| 8pm | 9am |
| 9pm | 10am |
| 10pm | 11am |
| 11pm | 12pm |
Time difference from Chicago (UTC-05:00)
-2 hours
-2 hours
-2 hours
+6 hours
-2 hours
-5 hours
-2 hours
+1 hour
-3 hours
-2 hours