Time difference between Otaru and Chicago
Chicago is 14 hours behind Otaru.
Local time in both cities
Chicago is 14 hours behind Otaru.
still the previous day
Time zones
| Otaru | Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00 |
|---|---|
| Chicago | America/Chicago · UTC-05:00 |
Otaru does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+09:00 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 Otaru. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Otaru (source) | Chicago (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 10:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 11:00 prev day |
| 02:00 | 12:00 prev day |
| 03:00 | 13:00 prev day |
| 04:00 | 14:00 prev day |
| 05:00 | 15:00 prev day |
| 06:00 | 16:00 prev day |
| 07:00 | 17:00 prev day |
| 08:00 | 18:00 prev day |
| 09:00 | 19:00 prev day |
| 10:00 | 20:00 prev day |
| 11:00 | 21:00 prev day |
| 12:00 | 22:00 prev day |
| 13:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 14:00 | 00:00 |
| 15:00 | 01:00 |
| 16:00 | 02:00 |
| 17:00 | 03:00 |
| 18:00 | 04:00 |
| 19:00 | 05:00 |
| 20:00 | 06:00 |
| 21:00 | 07:00 |
| 22:00 | 08:00 |
| 23:00 | 09:00 |
Other common differences from Otaru
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Otaru 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. Otaru uses Asia/Tokyo 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 Otaru; 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.