Time difference between Manila and Chicago

Chicago is 13 hours behind Manila

Manila, the Philippines is UTC+8 · Chicago, the United States is UTC−6 — on standard time

The gap is not the same all year

Every converter gives one number for this pair. That number is right for most of the year and wrong for part of it, because Manila does not change its clocks and Chicago goes forward on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November.

Manila stays put all year while Chicago moves, so the gap changes twice a year from Chicago's side alone. A recurring meeting set in Manila's calendar will drift by an hour without anyone touching it.

When they can both be at their desks

Nine-to-five in Manila and nine-to-five in Chicago do not overlap at all. With 13 hours between them, one side is always outside working hours, and the practical question is which side takes the early start or the late finish rather than when to meet.

Manila to Chicago, hour by hour

On the usual gap of 13 hours.

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Other pairs

• Manila to Mexico City
• Manila to Denver
• Manila to Los Angeles
• Manila to Vancouver
• Manila to Anchorage
• Manila to Honolulu
• Manila to São Paulo
• Manila to Buenos Aires
• Manila to Lima
• Manila to Lagos

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