Rio Rancho
New Mexico, United States
Sunday, 27th September 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- Time zone
- America/DenverMDT
- Sunrise
- 6:58 am
- Sunset
- 6:56 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 57 minutes131 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 34 days
Daylight saving in Rio Rancho
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Right now Rio Rancho is on MDT, UTC-6: daylight saving time. That is 34 days away.
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 10:00 in Denver, 4pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Rio Rancho and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 4:19 pm | 16:19 | 1 hour behind |
| Mexico City CST | 5:19 pm | 17:19 | the same time |
| Chicago CDT | 6:19 pm | 18:19 | 1 hour ahead |
| New York City EDT | 7:19 pm | 19:19 | 2 hours ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 7:19 pm | 19:19 | 2 hours ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:19 pm | 20:19 | 3 hours ahead |
| London BST | 12:19 am Mon | 00:19 | 7 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 1:19 am Mon | 01:19 | 8 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 1:19 am Mon | 01:19 | 8 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:19 am Mon | 01:19 | 8 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 2:19 am Mon | 02:19 | 9 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 2:19 am Mon | 02:19 | 9 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 3:19 am Mon | 03:19 | 10 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 4:49 am Mon | 04:49 | 11 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 7:19 am Mon | 07:19 | 14 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 8:19 am Mon | 08:19 | 15 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 9:19 am Mon | 09:19 | 16 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 12:19 pm Mon | 12:19 | 19 hours ahead |
About Rio Rancho
- Population
- 87521
- Coordinates
- 35.233, -106.664
- Region
- New Mexico, United States
- IANA zone
- America/Denver
- Solar noon
- 12:57 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 Rio Rancho right now?
It is 5:19 pm (17:19 on a 24-hour clock) on Sunday, 27th September 2026 in Rio Rancho. 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 Rio Rancho in?
Rio Rancho uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC-6). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like MDT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Rio Rancho on daylight saving time right now?
Yes, Rio Rancho is currently observing daylight saving time as MDT. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Rio Rancho?
The next change is on Sunday, 1st November 2026. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC-7.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Rio Rancho today?
The sun rises at 6:58 am and sets at 6:56 pm today, giving 11 hours 57 minutes of daylight. That is 131 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Rio Rancho of Los Angeles?
Rio Rancho is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 5:19 pm in Rio Rancho, it is 4:19 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 Rio Rancho?
Rio Rancho is in New Mexico, United States, at 35.23° N, 106.66° W, with a population of about 87,521. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.