Mexico City to Soweto: time difference
Soweto 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.
🇿🇦 Soweto, South Africa
20
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 18:17 · 12 h 46 min
+8 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Mexico City 01:22 1:22 AM Soweto 09:22 9:22 AM You –:–
01:22 1:22 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:12
09:22 9:22 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 18:17
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+8 h
Soweto is 8 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Soweto 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
🇿🇦 Soweto
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 | 🇿🇦 Soweto |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:22 | 09:22 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:32 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 12 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 1,270,000 |
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Mexico City and Soweto: common questions
How far ahead of Mexico City is Soweto?
Soweto is 8 hours ahead of Mexico City: UTC+2 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, what time is it in Soweto?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico City, clocks in Soweto show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Soweto at the end of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City ends at 6:00 PM; in Soweto it is 2:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Soweto from Mexico City?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Mexico City – that is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Soweto – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Soweto?
From 4:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Soweto. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Soweto it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Does the time difference between Mexico City and Soweto change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 8 hours all year.
