🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
31
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 17:59 · 10 h 14 min
Berlin to Palatine, IL: time difference
Palatine, IL is 7 h behind Berlin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Berlin 08:49 8:49 AM Palatine, IL 01:49 1:49 AM You –:–
08:49 8:49 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 17:59
01:49 1:49 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:01
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−7 h
Palatine, IL is 7 h behind Berlin.
When you, Berlin and Palatine, IL are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇩🇪 Berlin
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Palatine, IL
17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇪 Berlin | 🇺🇸 Palatine, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:49 | 01:49 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Berlin | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:44 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:01 |
| Daylight | 10 h 14 min | 10 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 3,769,962 | 67,908 |
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Berlin and Palatine, IL: common questions
How far behind Berlin is Palatine, IL?
Palatine is 7 hours behind Berlin: UTC−5 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Berlin, what time is it in Palatine, IL?
At 9:00 AM in Berlin, clocks in Palatine show 2:00 AM.
What time is it in Palatine, IL, when it is 6:00 PM in Berlin?
When it is 6:00 PM in Berlin, it is 11:00 AM in Palatine.
Is there a time when both Berlin and Palatine, IL, are at work?
Yes: from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Berlin (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Palatine), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Palatine, IL?
Until 7:00 AM in Berlin it is still the previous day in Palatine. The other way round, from 5:00 PM in Palatine it is already the next day in Berlin.
Is the time difference between Berlin and Palatine, IL, the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Palatine will be 6 hours behind Berlin.
