🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
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- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 17:45 · 10 h 33 min
Budapest to Palatine, IL: time difference
Palatine, IL is 7 h behind Budapest. 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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Budapest 06:45 6:45 AM Palatine, IL 23:45 11:45 PM You –:–
06:45 6:45 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 17:45
23:45 11:45 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 18:03
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−7 h
Palatine, IL is 7 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest 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
🇭🇺 Budapest
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 | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇺🇸 Palatine, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:45 | 23:45 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:13 | 07:12 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 18:03 |
| Daylight | 10 h 33 min | 10 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 67,908 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Big time differences
Budapest and Palatine, IL: common questions
What is the time difference between Budapest and Palatine, IL?
Palatine is 7 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Budapest is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Palatine, IL?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Palatine show 2:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in Palatine, IL?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in Palatine show 11:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Budapest and Palatine, IL, are at work?
Yes: from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest (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 Budapest 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 Budapest.
Does the time gap between Budapest and Palatine, IL, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Budapest and in Palatine change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, Palatine will be 6 hours behind Budapest.
