Mexico City to Tulcán: time difference
Tulcán 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 19:40 7:40 PM Tulcán 20:40 8:40 PM You –:–
19:40 7:40 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:13
20:40 8:40 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 18:00
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+1 h
Tulcán is 1 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Tulcán 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
🇪🇨 Tulcán
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 | 🇪🇨 Tulcán |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:40 | 20:40 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Ecuador Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | America/Guayaquil |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:32 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 18:13 | 18:00 |
| Daylight | 11 h 41 min | 12 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 82,734 |
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Mexico City and Tulcán: common questions
What is the time difference between Mexico City and Tulcán?
Tulcán is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Mexico City is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, what time is it in Tulcán?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico City, clocks in Tulcán show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, what time is it in Tulcán?
At 6:00 PM in Mexico City, clocks in Tulcán show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Mexico City and Tulcán are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mexico City (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Tulcán), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Mexico City is it tomorrow in Tulcán?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Mexico City, the date in Tulcán has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Tulcán, it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Is the time difference between Mexico City and Tulcán the same all year?
Yes. Neither Mexico City nor Tulcán switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
