What time is it in Mexico City?
10:56:58
Friday 13 November 2026
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Time zone UTC−06:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:43 · sunset 17:58
Time difference with Mexico City
Mexico City is on UTC−06:00 right now: 6 hours behind UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 16:56 | 6 hours ahead |
| New York United States | 11:56 | 1 hour ahead |
| Los Angeles United States | 08:56 | 2 hours behind |
| Paris France | 17:56 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 17:56 | 7 hours ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 20:56 | 10 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 22:26 | 11 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 00:56 | 14 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 00:56 | 14 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 01:56 | 15 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 03:56 | 17 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 13:56 | 3 hours ahead |
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Daylight saving time in Mexico City
Mexico City does not change its clocks: UTC−06:00 all year round.
History of local time in Mexico City
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 30 October 2022 | UTC−6 all year round |
| 1996 – 2022 | UTC−6, summer time UTC−5 |
| 1951 – 1995 | UTC−6 all year round |
| 1950 | UTC−6, summer time UTC−5 |
| until 1949 | UTC−6 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): America/Mexico_City. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Mexico City
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 575 km away, Ixtlán del Río is 1 hour behind Mexico City all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Cuauhtémoc | 3 km |
| Benito Juarez | 5 km |
| Iztacalco | 5 km |
| Gustavo Adolfo Madero | 7 km |
| Miguel Hidalgo | 8 km |
| Azcapotzalco | 9 km |
| Coyoacán | 10 km |
| Iztapalapa | 11 km |
Day and night around the world
- Mexico City
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Sun and Moon in Mexico City
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Day length
- 11 h 14 min
- Tomorrow
- −1 min
Dawn 06:20, dusk 18:21, solar noon 12:20. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (10 h 57 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (13 h 18 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:57 (28 May 2027), latest at 07:13 (13 January 2027); earliest sunset at 17:56 (19 November 2026), latest at 19:19 (2 July 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 20 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:31 · moonset 21:32 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 05:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Mexico
- Tijuana2 hours behind
- Iztapalapa
- Puebla
- Ecatepec
- Santiago de Querétaro
- León de los Aldama
- Ciudad Juárez1 hour behind
- Zapopan
- Guadalajara
- Méridasame time
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero
- Monterreysame time
Good to know about the time in Mexico City
Mexico City is on UTC−6 all year round: Mexico abolished daylight saving time in October 2022, except in a few towns near the United States border, which follow the American calendar. Mexico City is 7 hours behind Paris in winter and 8 hours behind in summer. Paris – Mexico City time difference
The country has four time zones: Central, the most populous; Pacific (Baja California Sur, Sinaloa…); Northwest (Baja California); and Southeast (Quintana Roo, with Cancún).