Current Local Time in Mexico City
Mexico America/Mexico_City CST UTC-6 No clock change
05:29:42
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Nighttime UTC-6 (-06:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC-6
Same on every date
Abbreviation
CST
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Mexico City never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
America/Mexico_City
Mexico · North America
Mexico City time zone
Because Mexico does not operate daylight saving time in America/Mexico_City, Mexico City sits at UTC-6 (CST) on every date of 2026. Scheduling across this zone is stable year-round.
- IANA time zone
- America/Mexico_City
- Offset in standard time
- UTC-6 (CST)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 06:00 in January · 06:00 in July
Clock changes in Mexico City, 2026–2028
Full record for Mexico City → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Mexico City stays on UTC-6 (CST) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Mexico City
Computed for 19.4326°, -99.1332° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
19:12
Day length
12h 59m
−0m 49s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:42
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:54 | 20:31 | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 05:22 | 20:03 | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 05:50 | 19:35 | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 06:13 | 19:12 | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Mexico City runs from about 10h 57m at the shortest day to 13h 18m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 21:54
- Moonset
- 09:39
- Next full moon
- Aug 27, 22:19
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 11:38
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Mexico City
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Time difference between Mexico City and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 07:29 | +2h | Varies: +2h / +1h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 08:29 | +3h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 | +7h | Varies: +7h / +6h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 14:29 | +9h | Varies: +9h / +8h |
| Cairo Egypt | 14:29 | +9h | Varies: +9h / +8h |
| Mumbai India | 16:59 | +11:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 21:29 | +16h | Varies: +17h / +16h |
| Los Angeles United States | 04:29 | −1h | Varies: −1h / −2h |
Mexico City at a glance
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- North America
- Coordinates
- 19.4326° N, 99.1332° W
- IANA time zone
- America/Mexico_City
- Currency
- MXN
- Language
- Spanish
- Usual clock notation
- 24-hour
- Also written
- Ciudad de México
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Preguntas frecuentes
What time is it in Mexico City right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mexico City, Mexico, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the America/Mexico_City time zone rules. Mexico City currently runs at UTC-6 (CST) all year round.
What time zone is Mexico City in?
The IANA identifier for Mexico City is America/Mexico_City. Its abbreviation is CST all year.
What is the UTC offset in Mexico City?
Mexico City stays at UTC-6 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Mexico City observe daylight saving time?
No. Mexico City does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC-6 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Mexico City and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 2 hours ahead of Mexico City. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 1 hour (New York ahead of Mexico City) from December 31 – March 8 and November 1 – December 31.
What is the time difference between Mexico City and Sao Paulo?
The gap is fixed: Sao Paulo is 3 hours ahead of Mexico City on every date of the year.
What is the time difference between Mexico City and London?
For most of 2026, London is 7 hours ahead of Mexico City. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 6 hours (London ahead of Mexico City) from December 31 – March 28 and October 24 – December 31.
How long is the day in Mexico City?
Day length in Mexico City ranges from about 10h 57m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 13h 18m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 19.43°, longitude -99.13°.