Meeting time

Best time to meet: Chicago and Auckland

Chicago is 19 hours behind Auckland right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 2 PM to 5 PM in Chicago, which is 9 AM to 12 PM in Auckland. The easiest time to meet is 3 PM in Chicago (10 AM in Auckland).

Tue 9:57 AMChicago · Central Standard TimeWed 4:57 AMAuckland · New Zealand Daylight Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Chicago time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

ChicagoAuckland
6 AM1 AM next dayBoth off
7 AM2 AM next dayBoth off
8 AM3 AM next dayBoth off
9 AM4 AM next dayChicago at work
10 AM5 AM next dayChicago at work
11 AM6 AM next dayChicago at work
12 PM7 AM next dayChicago at work
1 PM8 AM next dayChicago at work
2 PM9 AM next dayBoth at work
3 PM10 AM next dayEasiest time
4 PM11 AM next dayBoth at work
5 PM12 PM next dayAuckland at work
6 PM1 PM next dayAuckland at work
7 PM2 PM next dayAuckland at work
8 PM3 PM next dayAuckland at work
9 PM4 PM next dayAuckland at work
10 PM5 PM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesChicago isBoth at work (Chicago time)Easiest (Chicago / Auckland)
Now to March 14, 202719 hours behind2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM
March 14, 2027 to April 4, 2027
clocks in Chicago go forward
18 hours behind3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
April 4, 2027 to September 26, 2027
clocks in Auckland go back
17 hours behind4 PM–5 PM (1 hour)4 PM / 9 AM
September 26, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Auckland go forward
18 hours behind3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Chicago go back
19 hours behind2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM

Questions people ask

What time is it in Auckland when it is 9 AM in Chicago?
4 AM in Auckland, the next day, while Chicago is 19 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Chicago and Auckland?
3 PM in Chicago, which is 10 AM in Auckland. Both cities are at work from 2 PM to 5 PM Chicago time.
Does the time difference between Chicago and Auckland change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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