Mexico City to Lucerne: time difference
Lucerne is 8 h ahead of Mexico City. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Lucerne, Switzerland
47
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:51 · 11 h 13 min
+8 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Mexico City 20:29 8:29 PM Lucerne 04:29 4:29 AM You –:–
20:29 8:29 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
04:29 4:29 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:51
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+8 h
Lucerne is 8 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Lucerne 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
🇨🇭 Lucerne
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 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇨🇭 Lucerne |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:29 | 04:29 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | Europe/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 07:38 |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 18:51 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 11 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 81,284 |
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Mexico City and Lucerne: common questions
What is the time difference between Mexico City and Lucerne?
Lucerne is 8 hours ahead: it uses UTC+2, while Mexico City is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, what time is it in Lucerne?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico City, clocks in Lucerne show 5:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, what time is it in Lucerne?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico City, clocks in Lucerne show 2:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Mexico City and in Lucerne overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Mexico City, which is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Lucerne.
From what time in Mexico City is it tomorrow in Lucerne?
Once it is 4:00 PM in Mexico City, the date in Lucerne has already changed. Until 8:00 AM in Lucerne, it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Does the time gap between Mexico City and Lucerne change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Lucerne but not in Mexico City. From October 25, 2026, Lucerne will be 7 hours ahead of Mexico City.
