Cartagena to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 1 h behind Cartagena. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Cartagena 06:31 6:31 AM Mexico City 05:31 5:31 AM You –:–
06:31 6:31 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:52 · 🌙 17:45
05:31 5:31 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:13
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−1 h
Mexico City is 1 h behind Cartagena.
When you, Cartagena 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
🇨🇴 Cartagena
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
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 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Cartagena | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:31 | 05:31 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Cartagena | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:52 | 06:32 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 18:13 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 1,028,736 | 9,209,944 |
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Cartagena and Mexico City: common questions
What is the time difference between Cartagena and Mexico City?
Mexico City is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Cartagena is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cartagena, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Cartagena, clocks in Mexico City show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cartagena, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Cartagena, clocks in Mexico City show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cartagena and in Mexico City overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cartagena, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mexico City.
Until what time in Cartagena is it still yesterday in Mexico City?
Before 1:00 AM in Cartagena, the date in Mexico City has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Mexico City, it is already the next day in Cartagena.
Does the time difference between Cartagena and Mexico City change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
