Lanzhou to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 14 h behind Lanzhou. 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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Lanzhou 14:23 2:23 PM Mexico City 00:23 12:23 AM You –:–
14:23 2:23 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 18:24
00:23 12:23 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 18:11
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−14 h
Mexico City is 14 h behind Lanzhou.
When you, Lanzhou 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
🇨🇳 Lanzhou
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
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 9 9 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Lanzhou | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:23 | 00:23 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Lanzhou | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:16 | 06:33 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:11 |
| Daylight | 11 h 8 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 3,688,400 | 9,209,944 |
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Big time differences
Lanzhou and Mexico City: common questions
What is the time difference between Lanzhou and Mexico City?
Mexico City is 14 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Lanzhou is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Mexico City at the start of the working day in Lanzhou?
The working day in Lanzhou starts at 9:00 AM; in Mexico City it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Mexico City when it is 6:00 PM in Lanzhou?
When it is 6:00 PM in Lanzhou, it is 4:00 AM in Mexico City.
When do working hours in Lanzhou and in Mexico City overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Lanzhou (9:00 AM) is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Mexico City, and the start of the day in Mexico City is 11:00 PM in Lanzhou.
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 2:00 PM in Lanzhou it is still the previous day in Mexico City. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Lanzhou.
Does the time gap between Lanzhou and Mexico City change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Lanzhou nor in Mexico City, so the gap is 14 hours all year round.
