Time difference between Gold Coast and Chicago
Chicago is 15 hours behind Gold Coast.
Local time in both cities
Gold Coast · Australia
23:16
Chicago · United States
08:16
Chicago is 15 hours behind Gold Coast.
same day
Time zones
| Gold Coast | Australia/Brisbane · UTC+10:00 |
|---|---|
| Chicago | America/Chicago · UTC-05:00 |
Gold Coast does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+10:00 all year.
Chicago is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-05:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in Gold Coast. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Gold Coast (source) | Chicago (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 09:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 10:00 prev day |
| 02:00 | 11:00 prev day |
| 03:00 | 12:00 prev day |
| 04:00 | 13:00 prev day |
| 05:00 | 14:00 prev day |
| 06:00 | 15:00 prev day |
| 07:00 | 16:00 prev day |
| 08:00 | 17:00 prev day |
| 09:00 | 18:00 prev day |
| 10:00 | 19:00 prev day |
| 11:00 | 20:00 prev day |
| 12:00 | 21:00 prev day |
| 13:00 | 22:00 prev day |
| 14:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 15:00 | 00:00 |
| 16:00 | 01:00 |
| 17:00 | 02:00 |
| 18:00 | 03:00 |
| 19:00 | 04:00 |
| 20:00 | 05:00 |
| 21:00 | 06:00 |
| 22:00 | 07:00 |
| 23:00 | 08:00 |
Other common differences from Gold Coast
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Gold Coast and Chicago 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. Gold Coast uses Australia/Brisbane and Chicago uses America/Chicago; 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 Gold Coast; the right column is the local time in Chicago 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.