Bogota to Elgin, IL: time difference
Elgin, IL is 1 h behind Bogota. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Bogota 11:26 11:26 AM Elgin, IL 10:26 10:26 AM You –:–
11:26 11:26 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:39
10:26 10:26 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 16:42
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−1 h
Elgin, IL is 1 h behind Bogota.
When you, Bogota and Elgin, IL are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇨🇴 Bogota
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
🇺🇸 Elgin, IL
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 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Bogota | 🇺🇸 Elgin, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:26 | 10:26 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Bogota | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 06:33 |
| Sunset | 17:39 | 16:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 56 min | 10 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 8,181,047 | 112,603 |
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Bogota and Elgin, IL: common questions
What is the time difference between Bogota and Elgin, IL?
Elgin is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Bogota is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Bogota, what time is it in Elgin, IL?
At 9:00 AM in Bogota, clocks in Elgin show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Elgin, IL, at the end of the working day in Bogota?
The working day in Bogota ends at 6:00 PM; in Elgin it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Bogota and in Elgin, IL, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bogota, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Elgin.
When does the date change in Elgin, IL, compared with Bogota?
The new day starts in Elgin later: until 1:00 AM in Bogota, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Elgin, Bogota is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Bogota and Elgin, IL, the same all year?
No. Only Elgin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Elgin and Bogota will have the same time.
