Central Time
Clocks go back on 1 November 2026.
Reynosa, Heroica Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Acuña, Piedras Negras, Ojinaga, Manuel Ojinaga, Anáhuac, El Campanario y Oradel
9 places
Time in Mexico
There are 6 time zones in Mexico. In Mexico City it is on Saturday, 31 October 2026.
Next public holiday in Mexico: Revolution Day, Monday, 16 November (in 16 days) · All holidays
Time zones in Mexico
Eastern Standard Time
No daylight saving time.
Cancún, Chetumal, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Tulum, Alfredo V. Bonfil, Isla Mujeres, José María Morelos, Bacalar, Kantunilkín, Puerto Aventuras, Leona Vicario, Calderitas
14 places
Central Standard Time
No daylight saving time.
Mexico City, Iztapalapa, Puebla, Ecatepec de Morelos, Santiago de Querétaro, León de los Aldama, Zapopan, Guadalajara, Mérida, Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Monterrey, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Chihuahua, Naucalpan de Juárez, Morelia, Torreón, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Saltillo, Guadalupe
1,618 places
Mountain Time
Clocks go back on 1 November 2026.
Ciudad Juárez, Ascensión, Ascención, Puerto Palomas de Villa
4 places
Mexican Pacific Standard Time
No daylight saving time.
Hermosillo, Culiacán, Mazatlán, Tepic, Ciudad Obregón, Nogales, Los Mochis, La Paz, Cabo San Lucas, San Luis Río Colorado, San José del Cabo, Heroica Guaymas, Navojoa, Agua Prieta, Guamúchil, Guasave, Puerto Peñasco, Heroica Caborca, Colonia del Sol, Empalme
114 places
Pacific Time
Clocks go back on 1 November 2026.
Tijuana, Mexicali, Ensenada, Rosarito, Tecate, Pórticos de San Antonio, Santa Isabel, La Joya, Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, Terrazas del Valle, Villa del Prado 2da Sección, Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria, San Felipe, Lázaro Cárdenas, Las Delicias, Puebla, Villa del Campo, Progreso, Vicente Guerrero, El Niño
36 places
Sunrise and sunset in Mexico City today
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Solar noon
- 12:20
- Golden hour
- 06:23–07:07 and 17:32–18:16
- Day length
- 11 h 26 min (58 s shorter than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 06:14–06:36 and 18:03–18:25
- Next solar eclipse
- Partial solar eclipse, 26 January 202836% of the Sun covered, maximum at 07:35, at sunrise
Moon in Mexico City today
Waning gibbous
Illumination: 69%
- Moonrise
- 23:27
- Moonset
- 12:13
- Next full moon
- Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 08:53
- Next new moon
- Monday, 9 November 2026, 01:02
- Next lunar eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, 11 January 2028Maximum at 22:13
About Mexico
There are 6 time zones in Mexico: Central Time (UTC-5), Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5), Central Standard Time (UTC-6), Mountain Time (UTC-6), Mexican Pacific Standard Time (UTC-7), Pacific Time (UTC-7). Mexico City is the capital. This page lists the time in 1,795 places in Mexico.
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Time zones
- 6
- Regions
- 32
- Places on this site
- 1,795
- Population
- 132,274,416 (2024)
Regions of Mexico
- Aguascalientes
- Baja California
- Baja California Sur
- Campeche
- Chiapas
- Chihuahua
- Coahuila
- Colima
- Durango
- Guanajuato
- Guerrero
- Hidalgo
- Jalisco
- México
- Mexico City
- Michoacán
- Morelos
- Nayarit
- Nuevo León
- Oaxaca
- Puebla
- Querétaro
- Quintana Roo
- San Luis Potosí
- Sinaloa
- Sonora
- Tabasco
- Tamaulipas
- Tlaxcala
- Veracruz
- Yucatán
- Zacatecas
Largest cities in Mexico
Time in major world cities
Frequently asked questions
How many time zones are there in Mexico?
There are 6 time zones in Mexico: Central Time (UTC-5), Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5), Central Standard Time (UTC-6), Mountain Time (UTC-6), Mexican Pacific Standard Time (UTC-7), Pacific Time (UTC-7).
Does Mexico observe daylight saving time?
It depends on the time zone. Daylight saving time is observed in: Central Time, Mountain Time, Pacific Time. Not observed in: Eastern Standard Time, Central Standard Time, Mexican Pacific Standard Time.
What is the time difference between Mexico City and UTC?
The time in Mexico City is UTC-6.
What is UTC?
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world's time standard. Every time zone is defined by its difference from UTC: UTC+2, for example, is 2 hours ahead of it, and UTC-5 is 5 hours behind. UTC does not change for daylight saving time and in practice matches Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).