Brasilia to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 3 h behind Brasilia. 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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Brasilia 23:58 11:58 PM Mexico City 20:58 8:58 PM You –:–
23:58 11:58 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:49 · 🌙 18:10
20:58 8:58 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
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−3 h
Mexico City is 3 h behind Brasilia.
When you, Brasilia 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
🇧🇷 Brasilia
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
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Brasilia | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:58 | 20:58 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Brasilia | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:49 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 21 min | 11 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 2,817,381 | 9,209,944 |
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Brasilia and Mexico City: common questions
What is the time difference between Brasilia and Mexico City?
Mexico City is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Brasilia is on UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Brasilia, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Brasilia, clocks in Mexico City show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Brasilia, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Brasilia, clocks in Mexico City show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in Brasilia and in Mexico City overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Brasilia, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Mexico City.
Until what time in Brasilia is it still yesterday in Mexico City?
Before 3:00 AM in Brasilia, the date in Mexico City has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Mexico City, it is already the next day in Brasilia.
Does the time difference between Brasilia and Mexico City change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
