Mexico City
Mexico
Wednesday, 11th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- Time zone
- America/Mexico_CityCST
- Sunrise
- 6:42 am
- Sunset
- 5:58 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 16 minutes50 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
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Daylight saving in Mexico City
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Mexico City has stayed on CST (UTC-6) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Mexico City doing anything.
Mexico City time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 11:00 in Mexico City, 3pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Mexico City and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 11:43 pm Tue | 23:43 | 2 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 1:43 am | 01:43 | the same time |
| New York City EST | 2:43 am | 02:43 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EST | 2:43 am | 02:43 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 4:43 am | 04:43 | 3 hours ahead |
| London GMT | 7:43 am | 07:43 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 8:43 am | 08:43 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 8:43 am | 08:43 | 7 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 9:43 am | 09:43 | 8 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 9:43 am | 09:43 | 8 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 10:43 am | 10:43 | 9 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 11:43 am | 11:43 | 10 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 1:13 pm | 13:13 | 11 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 3:43 pm | 15:43 | 14 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 4:43 pm | 16:43 | 15 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 6:43 pm | 18:43 | 17 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 8:43 pm | 20:43 | 19 hours ahead |
About Mexico City
- Population
- 12294193
- Coordinates
- 19.428, -99.128
- Region
- Mexico
- IANA zone
- America/Mexico_City
- Solar noon
- 12:20 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Mexico City right now?
It is 1:43 am (01:43 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 11th November 2026 in Mexico City. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Mexico City in?
Mexico City uses the America/Mexico_City time zone, currently CST (UTC-6). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like CST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Mexico City on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Mexico City stays on CST (UTC-6) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mexico City today?
The sun rises at 6:42 am and sets at 5:58 pm today, giving 11 hours 16 minutes of daylight. That is 50 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Mexico City of Los Angeles?
Mexico City is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 1:43 am in Mexico City, it is 11:43 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Mexico City?
Mexico City is in Mexico, at 19.43° N, 99.13° W, with a population of about 12,294,193. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.