Los Angeles to Chicago to New York City to GMT to CEST Time Converter
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3:00 pm15:00 PDT (UTC-7), Jul 17, 2024 = 5:00 pm17:00 CDT (UTC-5), Jul 17, 2024 = 6:00 pm18:00 EDT (UTC-4), Jul 17, 2024 = 10:00 pm22:00 GMT (UTC+0), Jul 17, 2024 = 12:00 am00:00 CEST (UTC+2), Jul 18, 2024
Los Angeles is 2 hours behind Chicago. Los Angeles is 3 hours behind New York City. Los Angeles is 7 hours behind GMT. Los Angeles is 9 hours behind CEST.
How the time difference changes
Los Angeles to Chicago
Normally, Los Angeles is 2 hours behind Chicago. Briefly around seasonal clock changes, Los Angeles is 1 hour behind Chicago or Los Angeles is 3 hours behind Chicago.
Typically, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Los Angeles correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in Chicago.Typically, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Los Angeles correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in Chicago.
Los Angeles to New York City
Normally, Los Angeles is 3 hours behind New York City. Briefly around seasonal clock changes, Los Angeles is 2 hours behind New York City or Los Angeles is 4 hours behind New York City.
Typically, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Los Angeles correspond to 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm in New York City.Typically, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Los Angeles correspond to 12:00 to 21:00 in New York City.
Los Angeles to GMT
For most of the year, Los Angeles is 7 hours behind GMT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Los Angeles is 8 hours behind GMT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Los Angeles correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in GMT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Los Angeles correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in GMT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Los Angeles correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in GMT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Los Angeles correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in GMT.
Los Angeles to CEST
For most of the year, Los Angeles is 9 hours behind CEST. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Los Angeles is 9 hours behind CET. From Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31 to Nov 7, 2027, Los Angeles is 8 hours behind CET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Los Angeles correspond to 6:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Los Angeles correspond to 6:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in CET or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Los Angeles correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Los Angeles correspond to 18:00 to 03:00 (next day) in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Los Angeles correspond to 18:00 to 03:00 (next day) in CET or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Los Angeles correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in CET.
Compare Los Angeles time with Chicago, New York City, GMT, and CEST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) is 2 hours behind CDT (Central Daylight Time). PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) is 3 hours behind EDT (Eastern Daylight Time). PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time. PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) is 9 hours behind Central European Summer Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in Los Angeles, CA, USA is 5:00 pm17:00 in Chicago, IL, USA and is 6:00 pm18:00 in New York City, NY, USA and is 10:00 pm22:00 in GMT and is 12:00 am00:00 in CEST
Los Angeles to Chicago call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in Los Angeles which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in Chicago
Los Angeles to New York City call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-3pm09:00-15:00 in Los Angeles which corresponds to 12pm-6pm12:00-18:00 in New York City
Los Angeles to GMT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in Los Angeles which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in GMT
Los Angeles to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in Los Angeles which corresponds to 5:30pm-6:30pm17:30-18:30 in CEST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
3:00 pm15:00 PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) (Los Angeles, CA, USA). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
5:00 pm17:00 CDT (Central Daylight Time) (Chicago, IL, USA). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
6:00 pm18:00 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) (New York City, NY, USA). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
10:00 pm22:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
12:00 am00:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 Los Angeles, CA, USA / 5:00 pm17:00 Chicago, IL, USA / 6:00 pm18:00 New York City, NY, USA / 10:00 pm22:00 GMT / 12:00 am00:00 CEST
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| Los Angeles, CA, USA | Chicago, IL, USA | New York City, NY, USA | GMT | CEST |
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| 2:00am | 3:00am | 7:00am | 9:00am | |
| 3:00am | 4:00am | 8:00am | 10:00am | |
| 4:00am | 5:00am | 9:00am | 11:00am | |
| 5:00am | 6:00am | 10:00am | 12:00pm | |
| 6:00am | 7:00am | 11:00am | 1:00pm | |
| 7:00am | 8:00am | 12:00pm | 2:00pm | |
| 8:00am | 9:00am | 1:00pm | 3:00pm | |
| 9:00am | 10:00am | 2:00pm | 4:00pm | |
| 10:00am | 11:00am | 3:00pm | 5:00pm | |
| 11:00am | 12:00pm | 4:00pm | 6:00pm | |
| 12:00pm | 1:00pm | 5:00pm | 7:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | 2:00pm | 6:00pm | 8:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | 3:00pm | 7:00pm | 9:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | 4:00pm | 8:00pm | 10:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | 5:00pm | 9:00pm | 11:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | 6:00pm | 10:00pm | 12:00am next day | |
| 6:00pm | 7:00pm | 11:00pm | 1:00am next day | |
| 7:00pm | 8:00pm | 12:00am next day | 2:00am next day | |
| 8:00pm | 9:00pm | 1:00am next day | 3:00am next day | |
| 9:00pm | 10:00pm | 2:00am next day | 4:00am next day | |
| 10:00pm | 11:00pm | 3:00am next day | 5:00am next day | |
| 11:00pm | 12:00am next day | 4:00am next day | 6:00am next day | |
| 12:00am next day | 1:00am next day | 5:00am next day | 7:00am next day | |
| 1:00am next day | 2:00am next day | 6:00am next day | 8:00am next day | |
| 02:00 | 03:00 | 07:00 | 09:00 | |
| 03:00 | 04:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | |
| 04:00 | 05:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 | |
| 05:00 | 06:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | |
| 06:00 | 07:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | |
| 07:00 | 08:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | |
| 08:00 | 09:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | |
| 10:00 | 11:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | |
| 11:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | 19:00 | 21:00 | |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | 21:00 | 23:00 | |
| 17:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 next day | |
| 18:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 01:00 next day | |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | 00:00 next day | 02:00 next day | |
| 20:00 | 21:00 | 01:00 next day | 03:00 next day | |
| 21:00 | 22:00 | 02:00 next day | 04:00 next day | |
| 22:00 | 23:00 | 03:00 next day | 05:00 next day | |
| 23:00 | 00:00 next day | 04:00 next day | 06:00 next day | |
| 00:00 next day | 01:00 next day | 05:00 next day | 07:00 next day | |
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Los Angeles Time Zone and Facts
Time Zone
PDT – Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7 (daylight saving time)
Los Angeles Facts
Chicago Time Zone and Facts
Time Zone
CDT – Central Daylight Time, UTC-5 (daylight saving time)
Chicago Facts
New York City Time Zone and Facts
Time Zone
EDT – Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-4 (daylight saving time)
New York City Facts
Greenwich Mean Time
Offset: GMT is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara
Principal Cities: The largest city in the GMT time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Dakar.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) originally referred to the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. It is now often used to refer to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when this is viewed as a time zone, and in casual use the two are the same. In the military, GMT is known as Zulu time. Greenwich Mean Time was the same as Universal Time (UT), a standard astronomical concept used in many technical fields, until the introduction of UTC in 1972.
GMT representations, usage and related time zones
- Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
- +00 - basic short
- +0000 - basic
- +00:00 - extended
- +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
- Zulu - Military abbreviation for GMT
- Z - short form of 'Zulu'
- Africa/Abidjan
- Africa/Accra
- Africa/Bamako
- Africa/Banjul
- Africa/Bissau
- Africa/Conakry
- Africa/Dakar
- Africa/Freetown
- Africa/Lome
- Africa/Monrovia
- Africa/Nouakchott
- Africa/Ouagadougou
- Africa/Sao_Tome
- Africa/Timbuktu
- America/Danmarkshavn
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Atlantic/St_Helena
- Eire
- Etc/GMT
- Etc/GMT+0
- Etc/GMT-0
- Etc/GMT0
- Etc/Greenwich
- Europe/Belfast
- Europe/Dublin
- Europe/Guernsey
- Europe/Isle_of_Man
- Europe/Jersey
- Europe/London
- GB
- GB-Eire
- GMT
- GMT+0
- GMT-0
- GMT0
- Greenwich
- Iceland
- EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
- GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
- WET - Western European Time
- AZOST - Azores Summer Time
- UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
- WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
- Z - Zulu Time Zone
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) started on Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 31, 2024, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) ends on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 27, 2024, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
CEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Ceuta
- Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
- CET
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Europe/Andorra
- Europe/Belgrade
- Europe/Berlin
- Europe/Bratislava
- Europe/Brussels
- Europe/Budapest
- Europe/Busingen
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Europe/Gibraltar
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Europe/Luxembourg
- Europe/Madrid
- Europe/Malta
- Europe/Monaco
- Europe/Oslo
- Europe/Paris
- Europe/Podgorica
- Europe/Prague
- Europe/Rome
- Europe/San_Marino
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Europe/Skopje
- Europe/Stockholm
- Europe/Tirane
- Europe/Vaduz
- Europe/Vatican
- Europe/Vienna
- Europe/Warsaw
- Europe/Zagreb
- Europe/Zurich
- MET
- Poland
- CEST - Central European Summer Time
- EET - Eastern European Time
- MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
- B - Bravo Time Zone
- CAT - Central Africa Time
- IST - Israel Standard Time
- SAST - South Africa Standard Time
- WAST - West Africa Summer Time
