Time difference between Des Plaines and Denver
Denver is 1 hours behind Des Plaines.
Local time in both cities
Des Plaines · United States
07:50
Denver · United States
06:50
Denver is 1 hours behind Des Plaines.
same day
Time zones
| Des Plaines | America/Chicago · UTC-05:00 |
|---|---|
| Denver | America/Denver · UTC-06:00 |
Des Plaines is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-05:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Denver is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-06:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Des Plaines. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Des Plaines (source) | Denver (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 00:00 |
| 02:00 | 01:00 |
| 03:00 | 02:00 |
| 04:00 | 03:00 |
| 05:00 | 04:00 |
| 06:00 | 05:00 |
| 07:00 | 06:00 |
| 08:00 | 07:00 |
| 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 10:00 | 09:00 |
| 11:00 | 10:00 |
| 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 13:00 | 12:00 |
| 14:00 | 13:00 |
| 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 16:00 | 15:00 |
| 17:00 | 16:00 |
| 18:00 | 17:00 |
| 19:00 | 18:00 |
| 20:00 | 19:00 |
| 21:00 | 20:00 |
| 22:00 | 21:00 |
| 23:00 | 22:00 |
Other common differences from Des Plaines
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Des Plaines and Denver right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. Des Plaines uses America/Chicago and Denver uses America/Denver; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in Des Plaines; the right column is the local time in Denver at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.