Mexico City to Columbia, MD: time difference
Columbia, MD is 2 h ahead of Mexico City. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Mexico City 08:38 8:38 AM Columbia, MD 10:38 10:38 AM You –:–
08:38 8:38 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:18
10:38 10:38 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:37
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+2 h
Columbia, MD is 2 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Columbia, MD 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
🇺🇸 Columbia, MD
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇺🇸 Columbia, MD |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:38 | 10:38 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 18:37 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 139,698 |
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Mexico City and Columbia, MD: common questions
How far ahead of Mexico City is Columbia, MD?
Columbia is 2 hours ahead of Mexico City: UTC−4 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Columbia, MD, at the start of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City starts at 9:00 AM; in Columbia it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, what time is it in Columbia, MD?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico City, clocks in Columbia show 8:00 PM.
When do working hours in Mexico City and in Columbia, MD, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Mexico City, which is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Columbia.
From what time in Mexico City is it tomorrow in Columbia, MD?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Mexico City, the date in Columbia has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Columbia, it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Is the time difference between Mexico City and Columbia, MD, the same all year?
No. Only Columbia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Columbia will be 1 hour ahead of Mexico City.
