Mexico City to New York, NY: time difference
New York, NY 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
One day, 2 clocks
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Mexico City 20:40 8:40 PM New York, NY 22:40 10:40 PM You –:–
20:40 8:40 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
22:40 10:40 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:27
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+2 h
New York, NY is 2 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and New York, NY 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
🇺🇸 New York, NY
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 | 🇺🇸 New York, NY |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:40 | 22:40 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 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 | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 11 h 26 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 8,804,190 |
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Mexico City and New York, NY: common questions
What is the time difference between Mexico City and New York, NY?
New York is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC−4, while Mexico City is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, what time is it in New York, NY?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico City, clocks in New York show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, what time is it in New York, NY?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico City, clocks in New York show 8:00 PM.
When do working hours in Mexico City and in New York, NY, 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 New York.
From what time in Mexico City is it tomorrow in New York, NY?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Mexico City, the date in New York has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in New York, it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Does the time gap between Mexico City and New York, NY, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in New York but not in Mexico City. From November 1, 2026, New York will be 1 hour ahead of Mexico City.
