Mexico City to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz 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
One day, 2 clocks
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Mexico City 14:26 2:26 PM Santa Cruz 15:26 3:26 PM You –:–
14:26 2:26 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:36 · 🌙 18:06
15:26 3:26 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:41
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+1 h
Santa Cruz is 1 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Santa Cruz 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
🇯🇲 Santa Cruz
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 | 🇯🇲 Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:26 | 15:26 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:36 | 06:09 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 29 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 8,217 |
Compare Mexico City with another city
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Mexico City and Santa Cruz: common questions
How far ahead of Mexico City is Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is 1 hour ahead of Mexico City: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Santa Cruz when it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City?
When it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, it is 10:00 AM in Santa Cruz.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico City, clocks in Santa Cruz show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Mexico City and in Santa Cruz overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mexico City, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz.
When is it already the next day in Santa Cruz?
From 11:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Santa Cruz. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Santa Cruz it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Does the time difference between Mexico City and Santa Cruz change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
