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Time in Chicago and Beijing

The time difference between Chicago, Illinois, and Beijing is 14 hours. Beijing is 14 hours ahead of Chicago.

This means 9am in Chicago is 11pm in Beijing and 5pm in Chicago is 7am in Beijing (next day).

Chicago

  • The current local time in Chicago is 7:44 pm (November 14, 2026)
  • Chicago is in the Central Standard Time Zone
  • The time zone offset for Chicago, United States, is UTC-06:00

Beijing

  • The current local time in Beijing is 9:44 am (November 14, 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 14 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 colors Day
Civil twilight colors Civil twilight
Nautical twilight colors Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight colors Astronomical twilight
Night colors Night

Time Conversion Chart

ChicagoBeijing
12am2pm
1am3pm
2am4pm
3am5pm
4am6pm
5am7pm
6am8pm
7am9pm
8am10pm
9am11pm
10am12am
11am1am
12pm2am
1pm3am
2pm4am
3pm5am
4pm6am
5pm7am
6pm8am
7pm9am
8pm10am
9pm11am
10pm12pm
11pm1pm

Time difference from Chicago (UTC-06:00)

-2 hours
-2 hours
-2 hours
+6 hours
-2 hours
-4 hours
-2 hours
+1 hour
-3 hours
-1 hour