Mexico City to Alexandria, LA: time difference
Alexandria, LA is 1 h ahead of Mexico City. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Mexico City 20:05 8:05 PM Alexandria, LA 21:05 9:05 PM You –:–
20:05 8:05 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
21:05 9:05 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:09 · 🌙 18:46
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+1 h
Alexandria, LA is 1 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Alexandria, LA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Mexico City
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
🇺🇸 Alexandria, LA
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇺🇸 Alexandria, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:05 | 21:05 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 07:09 |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 18:46 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 160,035 |
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Mexico City and Alexandria, LA: common questions
How far ahead of Mexico City is Alexandria, LA?
Alexandria is 1 hour ahead of Mexico City: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Alexandria, LA, when it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City?
When it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, it is 10:00 AM in Alexandria.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, what time is it in Alexandria, LA?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico City, clocks in Alexandria show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Mexico City and Alexandria, LA, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mexico City (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Alexandria), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Mexico City is it tomorrow in Alexandria, LA?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Mexico City, the date in Alexandria has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Alexandria, it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Is the time difference between Mexico City and Alexandria, LA, the same all year?
No. Only Alexandria switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Alexandria and Mexico City will have the same time.
