Chicago to Tokyo Time

Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of Chicago from mid-March to early November, and 15 hours the rest of the year.

MY TIME Chicago · CST/CDT --:-- CST/CDT
THEIR TIME Tokyo · JST --:-- JST
Tokyo hours across Chicago’s dayDark = night · click an hour to pick it
Plan a meeting with more cities → Live time
14–15 hoursTOKYO IS AHEAD
UTC-6 / UTC-5CHICAGO · CST/CDT · CHANGES CLOCKS
UTC+9TOKYO · JST · NO CLOCK CHANGES
Mid-Mar · early NovCLOCK CHANGES

Quick reference

Common times

CHICAGOTOKYO · MID-MAR–EARLY NOVTOKYO · REST OF YEAR
9:00 am11:00 pm12:00 am next day
12:00 pm2:00 am next day3:00 am next day
3:00 pm5:00 am next day6:00 am next day
6:00 pm8:00 am next day9:00 am next day
9:00 pm11:00 am next day12:00 pm next day

Questions

Chicago and Tokyo

Is Tokyo 14 or 15 hours ahead of Chicago?

14 hours from mid-March to early November, while Chicago is on Central Daylight Time (CDT). 15 hours the rest of the year, while Chicago is on Central Standard Time (CST).

What time is it in Tokyo when it's 9am in Chicago?

11pm from mid-March to early November, and 12am the next day the rest of the year.

Does Chicago or Tokyo use daylight saving time?

Only Chicago. It moves to CDT (UTC-5) in mid-March and back to CST (UTC-6) in early November. Tokyo stays on Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9) all year.