Best times to call / Chicago
Calling someone in Shanghai from Chicago? Here's the time in both cities right now and the hours when you're both likely to be up. The difference changes when clocks change, so everything below is worked out live from your clock.
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Get Orbit, it's freeIt depends on the date. Chicago changes its clocks for daylight saving time and Shanghai doesn't, so the difference shifts by an hour when clocks change. The live clock at the top of this page always shows the current difference.
Aim for the hours when you're both between 8 AM and 10 PM. For most of the year, there are two good windows: the morning in Chicago (the evening in Shanghai) and the evening in Chicago (the morning in Shanghai). Every day of the year, 7 PM to 10 PM in Chicago is a safe bet.
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