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Sydney to Chicago time difference

Chicago is 17 hours behind Sydney. On a workday there are 2 hours when both sides can be pinged: 09:00–11:00 Sydney = 16:00–18:00 Chicago.

Sydney, AustraliaMAYBE

Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11

Chicago, United StatesNOT NOW

Central Standard Time · UTC−6

Overlap on a workday

columns: Sydney hours
PING · 09–18 local MAYBE · 07–09, 18–21 NOT NOW · 21–07Outlined: everyone can be pinged

Sydney to Chicago time conversion

Add a third city
SydneyChicagoVerdict SydneyVerdict Chicago
00:0007:00 −1 dayNOT NOWMAYBE
01:0008:00 −1 dayNOT NOWMAYBE
02:0009:00 −1 dayNOT NOWPING
03:0010:00 −1 dayNOT NOWPING
04:0011:00 −1 dayNOT NOWPING
05:0012:00 −1 dayNOT NOWPING
06:0013:00 −1 dayNOT NOWPING
07:0014:00 −1 dayMAYBEPING
08:0015:00 −1 dayMAYBEPING
09:0016:00 −1 dayPINGPING
10:0017:00 −1 dayPINGPING
11:0018:00 −1 dayPINGMAYBE
12:0019:00 −1 dayPINGMAYBE
13:0020:00 −1 dayPINGMAYBE
14:0021:00 −1 dayPINGNOT NOW
15:0022:00 −1 dayPINGNOT NOW
16:0023:00 −1 dayPINGNOT NOW
17:0000:00PINGNOT NOW
18:0001:00MAYBENOT NOW
19:0002:00MAYBENOT NOW
20:0003:00MAYBENOT NOW
21:0004:00NOT NOWNOT NOW
22:0005:00NOT NOWNOT NOW
23:0006:00NOT NOWNOT NOW

Questions

What is the time difference between Sydney and Chicago?

Chicago is 17 hours behind Sydney. Sydney is on UTC+11 and Chicago on UTC−6.

If it is 9 AM in Sydney, what time is it in Chicago?

16:00 the previous day in Chicago.

What is the best time for a Sydney–Chicago meeting?

10:00 in Sydney, which is 17:00 in Chicago. That sits inside both cities’ 09:00–18:00 workday.

Does the Sydney–Chicago time difference change during the year?

Yes. Sydney and Chicago both observe daylight saving, so the gap can shift by an hour around the clock changes.