Time in Los Angeles and Chicago
The time difference between Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois, is 2 hours. Chicago is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles
- The current local time in Los Angeles is 11:54 am (March 18, 2025)
- Los Angeles is in the Pacific Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Los Angeles, United States, is UTC-07:00
Chicago
- The current local time in Chicago is 1:54 pm (March 17, 2025)
- Chicago is in the Central Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Chicago, United States, is UTC-05:00
How to convert Los Angeles time to Chicago time?
Add 2 hours to Los Angeles time to get Chicago time.
Time in Los Angeles
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Time in Chicago
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Use the slider above to convert Los Angeles time to Chicago time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
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NightTime Conversion Chart
| Los Angeles | Chicago |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2am |
| 1am | 3am |
| 2am | 4am |
| 3am | 5am |
| 4am | 6am |
| 5am | 7am |
| 6am | 8am |
| 7am | 9am |
| 8am | 10am |
| 9am | 11am |
| 10am | 12pm |
| 11am | 1pm |
| 12pm | 2pm |
| 1pm | 3pm |
| 2pm | 4pm |
| 3pm | 5pm |
| 4pm | 6pm |
| 5pm | 7pm |
| 6pm | 8pm |
| 7pm | 9pm |
| 8pm | 10pm |
| 9pm | 11pm |
| 10pm | 12am |
| 11pm | 1am |