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Time in Nanjing and Chicago

The time difference between Nanjing and Chicago, Illinois, is 13 hours. Chicago is 13 hours behind Nanjing.

This means 9am in Nanjing is 8pm in Chicago (previous day) and 5pm in Nanjing is 4am in Chicago.

Nanjing

  • The current local time in Nanjing is 4:30 pm (June 8, 2026)
  • Nanjing is in the China Standard Time Zone
  • The time zone offset for Nanjing, China, is UTC+08:00

Chicago

  • The current local time in Chicago is 3:30 am (June 8, 2026)
  • Chicago is in the Central Daylight Time Zone
  • The time zone offset for Chicago, United States, is UTC-05:00

How to convert Nanjing time to Chicago time?

Subtract 13 hours from Nanjing time to get Chicago time.

Time in Nanjing

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Time in Chicago

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Use the slider above to convert Nanjing time to Chicago 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

NanjingChicago
12am11am
1am12pm
2am1pm
3am2pm
4am3pm
5am4pm
6am5pm
7am6pm
8am7pm
9am8pm
10am9pm
11am10pm
12pm11pm
1pm12am
2pm1am
3pm2am
4pm3am
5pm4am
6pm5am
7pm6am
8pm7am
9pm8am
10pm9am
11pm10am

Time difference from Nanjing (UTC+08:00)

Chicago
-13 hours
Frankfurt
-6 hours
New York
-12 hours