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Timezone answer

Best Meeting Time: Chicago & Toronto

Toronto is currently 1 hours ahead of Chicago (this can shift with daylight saving time). Working hours (9am–6pm) overlap from 9 AM to 5 PM Chicago time. ClockAlign ranks the slots inside that window by when both sides are cognitively sharp, not just awake.

🇺🇸 Chicago, United States of America
CDT · America/Chicago
🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada
EDT · America/Toronto

Use the interactive finder below to compare local times, golden windows, and sacrifice scores for this city pair. Timezone offsets use current daylight-saving rules, so always confirm the final date before sending calendar invites.

Sources: IANA Time Zone Database · CDC/NIOSH fatigue and work guidance

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When is everyone actually sharp?

Add your team across time zones. ClockAlign maps each person’s energy through the day and finds the fairest, sharpest time to meet — not just when everyone’s awake.

Your team · 2 people
C
Chicago
🇺🇸Chicago · CDT
T
Toronto
🇨🇦Toronto · EDT
Team energy across the day · times in UTC
AsleepGroggyAwakeGolden
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
Chicago10:00 AM CDT
Toronto11:00 AM EDT
15:00 UTC
Drag anywhere on the timeline to test a meeting time · the glow marks the best window
Best times to meet
Selected time
15:00UTC
1Worst sacrifice
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2Teammates
CChicago10:00 AM CDTGolden1
TToronto11:00 AM EDTGolden1