What is the time difference between Chicago and Manila?
Manila is 13 hours ahead of Chicago today. Chicago is on UTC−5, Manila on UTC+8. The difference changes on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Chicago to Manila: time difference and best time to meet
Manila is 13 hours ahead of Chicago right now.
When it is 9:00 AM in Chicago, it is 10:00 PM in Manila. The green band on each scale is the working day, 9 AM to 6 PM. Drag a scale until both bands sit on the red line.
Hours that work for both
The working days of Chicago and Manila do not overlap. Outside office hours, both are awake (7 AM–10 PM) 7:00 AM–9:00 AM in Chicago (8:00 PM–10:00 PM in Manila), or 6:00 PM–10:00 PM in Chicago (7:00 AM–11:00 AM in Manila).
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When the difference changes
Chicago and Manila do not change their clocks on the same day, so the difference is not always 13 hours:
- from Sunday, November 1, 2026 it is 14 hours (was 13 hours)
- from Sunday, March 14, 2027 it is 13 hours (was 14 hours)
The scales above already follow these dates: drag to any day in the next two weeks and the difference shown is the one for that day.
Questions
What is the best time for a call between Chicago and Manila?
Their 9-to-6 working days do not overlap. Outside office hours, both are awake 7:00 AM–9:00 AM in Chicago (8:00 PM–10:00 PM in Manila), or 6:00 PM–10:00 PM in Chicago (7:00 AM–11:00 AM in Manila).
When it is 9:00 AM in Chicago, what time is it in Manila?
10:00 PM. And when it is 9:00 AM in Manila, it is 8:00 PM in Chicago.
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