🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
08
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 17:45 · 10 h 33 min
Budapest to Waukegan, IL: time difference
Waukegan, 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
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Budapest 06:46 6:46 AM Waukegan, IL 23:46 11:46 PM You –:–
06:46 6:46 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 17:45
23:46 11:46 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 18:02
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−7 h
Waukegan, IL is 7 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Waukegan, 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
🇺🇸 Waukegan, 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 | 🇺🇸 Waukegan, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:46 | 23:46 |
| 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 | 18:02 |
| Daylight | 10 h 33 min | 10 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 89,321 |
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Budapest and Waukegan, IL: common questions
How far behind Budapest is Waukegan, IL?
Waukegan is 7 hours behind Budapest: UTC−5 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Waukegan, IL, at the start of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest starts at 9:00 AM; in Waukegan it is 2:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Waukegan, IL, at the end of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest ends at 6:00 PM; in Waukegan it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Budapest and in Waukegan, IL, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest, which is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Waukegan.
When is it still the previous day in Waukegan, IL?
Until 7:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Waukegan. The other way round, from 5:00 PM in Waukegan it is already the next day in Budapest.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Waukegan, 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, Waukegan will be 6 hours behind Budapest.
