Mexico City to Cairns: time difference
Cairns is 16 h ahead of Mexico City. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
+16 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Mexico City 01:35 1:35 AM Cairns 17:35 5:35 PM You –:–
01:35 1:35 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:18
17:35 5:35 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
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+16 h
Cairns is 16 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Cairns 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
🇦🇺 Cairns
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 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇦🇺 Cairns |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:35 | 17:35 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +16 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | Australia/Brisbane |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 153,181 |
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Mexico City and Cairns: common questions
How far ahead of Mexico City is Cairns?
Cairns is 16 hours ahead of Mexico City: UTC+10 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, what time is it in Cairns?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico City, clocks in Cairns show 1:00 AM (the next day).
What time is it in Cairns at the end of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City ends at 6:00 PM; in Cairns it is 10:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Mexico City and in Cairns overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Mexico City, which is 9:00 AM (the next day) to 10:00 AM (the next day) in Cairns.
When is it already the next day in Cairns?
From 8:00 AM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Cairns. The other way round, until 4:00 PM in Cairns it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Is the time difference between Mexico City and Cairns the same all year?
Yes. Neither Mexico City nor Cairns switches to summer time, so the gap is always 16 hours.
