Mexico City to Sri Lanka: time difference
Sri Lanka is 11 h 30 min ahead of Mexico City. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Mexico City 23:54 11:54 PM Sri Lanka 11:24 11:24 AM You –:–
23:54 11:54 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:19
11:24 11:24 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:58
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+11 h 30 min
Sri Lanka is 11 h 30 min ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Sri Lanka are all at the desk
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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
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:54 | 11:24 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +11 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 05:58 |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 21,444,000 |
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Mexico City and Sri Lanka: common questions
How far ahead of Mexico City is Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka is 11 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Mexico City: UTC+5:30 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Sri Lanka when it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City?
When it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, it is 8:30 PM in Sri Lanka.
What time is it in Sri Lanka at the end of the working day in Mexico City?
The working day in Mexico City ends at 6:00 PM; in Sri Lanka it is 5:30 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Sri Lanka from Mexico City?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Mexico City and in Sri Lanka do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Mexico City it is 8:30 PM in Sri Lanka; when the working day starts in Sri Lanka, it is 9:30 PM (the previous day) in Mexico City.
When does the date change in Sri Lanka compared with Mexico City?
The new day starts in Sri Lanka earlier: at 12:30 PM in Mexico City it is already midnight there. Until 11:30 AM in Sri Lanka, Mexico City is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Mexico City and Sri Lanka the same all year?
Yes. Neither Mexico City nor Sri Lanka switches to summer time, so the gap is always 11 hours and 30 minutes.
