Mexico City to Lancaster, CA: time difference
Lancaster, CA is 1 h behind 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 22:01 10:01 PM Lancaster, CA 21:01 9:01 PM You –:–
22:01 10:01 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:12
21:01 9:01 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:01 · 🌙 18:15
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−1 h
Lancaster, CA is 1 h behind Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Lancaster, CA 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
🇺🇸 Lancaster, CA
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 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇺🇸 Lancaster, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:01 | 21:01 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:32 | 07:01 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 18:15 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 59,322 |
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Mexico City and Lancaster, CA: common questions
How far behind Mexico City is Lancaster, CA?
Lancaster is 1 hour behind Mexico City: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Lancaster, CA, at the start of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City starts at 9:00 AM; in Lancaster it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, what time is it in Lancaster, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico City, clocks in Lancaster show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Mexico City and in Lancaster, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Mexico City, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lancaster.
When is it still the previous day in Lancaster, CA?
Until 1:00 AM in Mexico City it is still the previous day in Lancaster. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Lancaster it is already the next day in Mexico City.
Is the time difference between Mexico City and Lancaster, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Lancaster switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Lancaster will be 2 hours behind Mexico City.
