Mexico City to Palmas: time difference
Palmas is 3 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 14:56 2:56 PM Palmas 17:56 5:56 PM You –:–
14:56 2:56 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 18:09
17:56 5:56 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 18:10
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+3 h
Palmas is 3 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Palmas 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
🇧🇷 Palmas
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 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇧🇷 Palmas |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:56 | 17:56 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Brasilia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Araguaina |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:34 | 05:47 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:10 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 302,692 |
Compare Mexico City with another city
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Mexico City and Palmas: common questions
How far ahead of Mexico City is Palmas?
Palmas is 3 hours ahead of Mexico City: UTC−3 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, what time is it in Palmas?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico City, clocks in Palmas show 12:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, what time is it in Palmas?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico City, clocks in Palmas show 9:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Palmas from Mexico City?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Mexico City – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Palmas – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Mexico City is it tomorrow in Palmas?
Once it is 9:00 PM in Mexico City, the date in Palmas has already changed. Until 3:00 AM in Palmas, it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Does the time gap between Mexico City and Palmas change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Mexico City nor in Palmas, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
