UTC Offset
UTC-05:00
Current time in South Elgin, United States
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-06:00 in winter, UTC-05:00 in summer.
Current time in South Elgin, United States
18:42 06
IANA time zone
America/Chicago
Daylight saving
DST in effect
CST / CDT
Next DST change
November 1
backward -1h
Quick answer
The current local time in South Elgin, United States is 18:42 (CDT), which is UTC-05:00.
South Elgin is in United States, located at 41.994, -88.292.
The current time zone for South Elgin is CDT, whose offset is UTC-05:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is America/Chicago.
The next daylight saving transition is November 1, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.
Timezone in South Elgin
Central Standard Time (North America) (CST)
IANA time zone:
America/Chicago During winter
CST
Central Standard Time (North America)
UTC-06:00
Currently active
CDT
Central Daylight Time
UTC-05:00
Daylight in South Elgin today
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Sunset
Day length
15h 14m
South Elgin, United States
- Country
- United States
- ISO code
- US
- Coordinates
- 41.9942° N, 88.2923° W
- IANA zone
- America/Chicago
- Population
- 22,365
- Elevation
- 216 m
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South Elgin on the map · time zone
South Elgin, United States
- Local time18:42
- UTC offsetUTC-05:00
- Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
- StatusDaylight saving
- Coordinates
- 41.99°, -88.29°
World clock
Compared with South Elgin
Daylight saving time in South Elgin
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-06:00 in winter, UTC-05:00 in summer.
Next DST change November 1, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h
DST schedule — recent & upcoming years
Spring-forward and fall-back dates in South Elgin.
- 2025DST start (spring forward)Mar 9, 2025,DST end (fall back)Nov 2, 2025,
- 2026DST start (spring forward)Mar 8, 2026,DST end (fall back)Nov 1, 2026,
- 2027DST start (spring forward)Mar 14, 2027,DST end (fall back)Nov 7, 2027,
- 2028DST start (spring forward)Mar 12, 2028,DST end (fall back)Nov 5, 2028,
| Year | DST start (spring forward) | DST end (fall back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 9, 2025, | Nov 2, 2025, |
| 2026 | Mar 8, 2026, | Nov 1, 2026, |
| 2027 | Mar 14, 2027, | Nov 7, 2027, |
| 2028 | Mar 12, 2028, | Nov 5, 2028, |
Hour-by-hour conversion
When it's the given hour in South Elgin, here are the local times elsewhere.
| South Elgin | New York | Mexico City | São Paulo | London | Paris | Berlin | Dubai | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 01:00 | 23:00 -1 | 02:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 07:00 | 09:00 | 10:30 |
| 01:00 | 02:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 11:30 |
| 02:00 | 03:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 | 12:30 |
| 03:00 | 04:00 | 02:00 | 05:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 13:30 |
| 04:00 | 05:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 14:30 |
| 05:00 | 06:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:30 |
| 06:00 | 07:00 | 05:00 | 08:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | 16:30 |
| 07:00 | 08:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 17:30 |
| 08:00 | 09:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | 18:30 |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | 08:00 | 11:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| 10:00 | 11:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:30 |
| 11:00 | 12:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 21:30 |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 21:00 | 22:30 |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 23:30 |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 23:00 | 00:30 +1 |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | 14:00 | 17:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:30 +1 |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:30 +1 |
| 17:00 | 18:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 +1 | 00:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 03:30 +1 |
| 18:00 | 19:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:00 +1 | 01:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 04:30 +1 |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 05:30 +1 |
| 20:00 | 21:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 | 02:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 06:30 +1 |
| 21:00 | 22:00 | 20:00 | 23:00 | 03:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 07:30 +1 |
| 22:00 | 23:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 07:00 +1 | 08:30 +1 |
| 23:00 | 00:00 +1 | 22:00 | 01:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 08:00 +1 | 09:30 +1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
The current local time in South Elgin, United States is 18:42 (CDT). South Elgin uses the America/Chicago time zone, which is UTC-05:00.
South Elgin uses CST (UTC-06:00) in winter and switches to CDT (UTC-05:00) during daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is America/Chicago.
Yes. The next daylight saving transition in South Elgin is on November 1, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.
The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for South Elgin is America/Chicago. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.
It is currently PM in South Elgin. The local time is 18:42 (CDT).
South Elgin is UTC-06:00 from UTC during standard time and UTC-05:00 during daylight saving time. It is currently UTC-05:00.
The next daylight saving transition in South Elgin is on November 1, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 01:00 local time.
South Elgin is currently 1 hour behind New York.