Mexico City to Des Moines, IA: time difference
Des Moines, IA 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.
Your time
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Mexico City 04:58 4:58 AM Des Moines, IA 05:58 5:58 AM You –:–
04:58 4:58 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 18:09
05:58 5:58 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:26
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+1 h
Des Moines, IA is 1 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Des Moines, IA 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
🇺🇸 Des Moines, IA
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 | 🇺🇸 Des Moines, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:58 | 05:58 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 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 | 06:34 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 10 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 214,133 |
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Mexico City and Des Moines, IA: common questions
How far ahead of Mexico City is Des Moines, IA?
Des Moines is 1 hour ahead of Mexico City: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Des Moines, IA, at the start of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City starts at 9:00 AM; in Des Moines it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, what time is it in Des Moines, IA?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico City, clocks in Des Moines show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Des Moines, IA, from Mexico City?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Mexico City – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Des Moines – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Des Moines, IA, compared with Mexico City?
The new day starts in Des Moines earlier: at 11:00 PM in Mexico City it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Des Moines, Mexico City is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Mexico City and Des Moines, IA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Des Moines. From November 1, 2026, Des Moines and Mexico City will have the same time.
