America/Chicago time zone
4:29:02 AM
Monday, October 26, 2026
- UTC offset now
- UTC−5
- Name
- Central Daylight Time
- Abbreviation
- CDT
- Daylight saving time
- In effect now
Clock changes in the next 12 months
- Clocks fall back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM local (UTC−5 to UTC−6)
- Clocks spring forward 1 hour on Sun, Mar 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM local (UTC−6 to UTC−5)
Cities on America/Chicago
America/Chicago is an identifier from the IANA time zone database, the source operating systems and browsers use for local time and daylight saving rules.