America/Chicago is the ID of time zone which helps to identify the time in exact location. This particular ID is one of the canonical time zone identifiers used in the United States of America (USA).
America/Chicago & date
The current time of America/Chicago can be found below:
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What time is it in Chicago, IL now?
The time of America/Chicago corresponds to the time of Chicago:
Standard time of America/Chicago
STD of America/Chicago is UTC -6:00 (CST)
Standard time is the local time in America/Chicago time zone when DST (Daylight Saving Time) is not in use.
Daylight Saving Time of America/Chicago
DST of America/Chicago is UTC -5:00 (CDT)
It means that Daylight Saving Time is observed in this location.
Read more about “Abbreviations for Time Zones, names and locations” which are used for identification of Coordinated Universal Time, like EDT, CEST EST, AKDT and others.
America/Chicago time zone
America/Chicago is the ID which refers to Central Time Zone. Its borders and the states which included to this time zone can be seen on the map of US time zones.