Mexico City to Zalau: time difference
Zalau is 9 h ahead of Mexico City. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Mexico City 09:22 9:22 AM Zalau 18:22 6:22 PM You –:–
09:22 9:22 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 18:11
18:22 6:22 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:53 · 🌙 18:33
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+9 h
Zalau is 9 h ahead of Mexico City.
When you, Mexico City and Zalau 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
🇷🇴 Zalau
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 8 8 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 🇷🇴 Zalau |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:22 | 18:22 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Mexico City | — | +9 h |
| IANA zone | America/Mexico City | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:33 | 07:53 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 10 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 9,209,944 | 56,202 |
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Mexico City and Zalau: common questions
How many hours ahead of Mexico City is Zalau?
The clocks in Zalau are 9 hours ahead of those in Mexico City (UTC+3 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Mexico City, what time is it in Zalau?
At 9:00 AM in Mexico City, clocks in Zalau show 6:00 PM.
What time is it in Zalau when it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City?
When it is 6:00 PM in Mexico City, it is 3:00 AM (the next day) in Zalau.
When do working hours in Mexico City and in Zalau overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Mexico City (9:00 AM) is 6:00 PM in Zalau, and the start of the day in Zalau is 12:00 AM in Mexico City.
When is it already the next day in Zalau?
From 3:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Zalau. The other way round, until 9:00 AM in Zalau it is still the previous day in Mexico City.
Is the time difference between Mexico City and Zalau the same all year?
No. Only Zalau switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Zalau will be 8 hours ahead of Mexico City.
