Palatine, IL to Berlin: time difference
Berlin is 7 h ahead of Palatine, IL. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Palatine, IL 23:45 11:45 PM Berlin 06:45 6:45 AM You –:–
23:45 11:45 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 18:03
06:45 6:45 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 17:59
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+7 h
Berlin is 7 h ahead of Palatine, IL.
When you, Palatine, IL and Berlin are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Palatine, IL
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
🇩🇪 Berlin
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Palatine, IL | 🇩🇪 Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:45 | 06:45 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Palatine, IL | — | +7 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | Europe/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:12 | 07:44 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 10 h 50 min | 10 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 67,908 | 3,769,962 |
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Palatine, IL and Berlin: common questions
How far ahead of Palatine, IL, is Berlin?
Berlin is 7 hours ahead of Palatine: UTC+2 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Palatine, IL, what time is it in Berlin?
At 9:00 AM in Palatine, clocks in Berlin show 4:00 PM.
What time is it in Berlin at the end of the working day in Palatine, IL?
The working day in Palatine ends at 6:00 PM; in Berlin it is 1:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
Is there a time when both Palatine, IL, and Berlin are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Palatine (4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Berlin), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Berlin compared with Palatine, IL?
The new day starts in Berlin earlier: at 5:00 PM in Palatine it is already midnight there. Until 7:00 AM in Berlin, Palatine is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Palatine, IL, and Berlin 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, Berlin will be 6 hours ahead of Palatine.
