Buenos Aires to Elgin, IL: time difference
Elgin, IL is 2 h behind Buenos Aires. 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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Buenos Aires 21:10 9:10 PM Elgin, IL 19:10 7:10 PM You –:–
21:10 9:10 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 19:04
19:10 7:10 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:21
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−2 h
Elgin, IL is 2 h behind Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and Elgin, 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
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
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
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 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires | 🇺🇸 Elgin, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:10 | 19:10 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:19 | 07:00 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 12 h 45 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 112,603 |
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Buenos Aires and Elgin, IL: common questions
How many hours behind Buenos Aires is Elgin, IL?
The clocks in Elgin are 2 hours behind those in Buenos Aires (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
What time is it in Elgin, IL, when it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires?
When it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, it is 7:00 AM in Elgin.
What time is it in Elgin, IL, at the end of the working day in Buenos Aires?
The working day in Buenos Aires ends at 6:00 PM; in Elgin it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Elgin, IL, from Buenos Aires?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Buenos Aires – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Elgin – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Elgin, IL?
Until 2:00 AM in Buenos Aires it is still the previous day in Elgin. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Elgin it is already the next day in Buenos Aires.
Does the time difference between Buenos Aires and Elgin, IL, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Elgin. From November 1, 2026, Elgin will be 3 hours behind Buenos Aires.
