Japan to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 15 h behind Japan. 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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Japan 19:47 7:47 PM Mexico City 04:47 4:47 AM You –:–
19:47 7:47 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:14
04:47 4:47 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:18
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−15 h
Mexico City is 15 h behind Japan.
When you, Japan 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
🇯🇵 Japan
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
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 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:47 | 04:47 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Japan | — | −15 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 17:14 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 125,440,000 | 9,209,944 |
Compare Japan with another city
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Japan and Mexico City: common questions
How far behind Japan is Mexico City?
Mexico City is 15 hours behind Japan: UTC−6 against UTC+9.
What time is it in Mexico City when it is 9:00 AM in Japan?
When it is 9:00 AM in Japan, it is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Mexico City.
If it is 6:00 PM in Japan, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Japan, clocks in Mexico City show 3:00 AM.
When do working hours in Japan and in Mexico City overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Japan (9:00 AM) is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Mexico City, and the start of the day in Mexico City is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Japan.
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 3:00 PM in Japan it is still the previous day in Mexico City. The other way round, from 9:00 AM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Japan.
Does the time gap between Japan and Mexico City change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Japan nor in Mexico City, so the gap is 15 hours all year round.
