Anchorage, AK to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 2 h ahead of Anchorage, AK. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Anchorage, AK 18:00 6:00 PM Mexico City 20:00 8:00 PM You –:–
18:00 6:00 PM
Alaska Daylight Time · UTC-8
☀️ 08:26 · 🌙 19:05
20:00 8:00 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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+2 h
Mexico City is 2 h ahead of Anchorage, AK.
When you, Anchorage, AK and Mexico City are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Anchorage, AK
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇲🇽 Mexico City
2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Anchorage, AK | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:00 | 20:00 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Alaska Daylight Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-8 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Anchorage, AK | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Anchorage | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-9, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:26 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 19:05 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 10 h 39 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 289,600 | 9,209,944 |
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Anchorage, AK and Mexico City: common questions
How many hours ahead of Anchorage, AK, is Mexico City?
The clocks in Mexico City are 2 hours ahead of those in Anchorage (UTC−6 and UTC−8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Anchorage, AK, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Anchorage, clocks in Mexico City show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Mexico City at the end of the working day in Anchorage, AK?
The working day in Anchorage ends at 6:00 PM; in Mexico City it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Mexico City from Anchorage, AK?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Anchorage – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Mexico City – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Anchorage, AK, is it tomorrow in Mexico City?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Anchorage, the date in Mexico City has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Mexico City, it is still the previous day in Anchorage.
Does the time difference between Anchorage, AK, and Mexico City change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Anchorage. From November 1, 2026, Mexico City will be 3 hours ahead of Anchorage.
