Nanjing to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 14 h behind Nanjing. 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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Nanjing 17:47 5:47 PM Mexico City 03:47 3:47 AM You –:–
17:47 5:47 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 17:40
03:47 3:47 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:18
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−14 h
Mexico City is 14 h behind Nanjing.
When you, Nanjing and Mexico City are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇳 Nanjing
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
🇲🇽 Mexico City
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 9 9 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Nanjing | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:47 | 03:47 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Nanjing | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:05 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 17:40 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 9,314,685 | 9,209,944 |
Compare Nanjing with another city
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Big time differences
Nanjing and Mexico City: common questions
How far behind Nanjing is Mexico City?
Mexico City is 14 hours behind Nanjing: UTC−6 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Mexico City at the start of the working day in Nanjing?
The working day in Nanjing starts at 9:00 AM; in Mexico City it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Nanjing, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Nanjing, clocks in Mexico City show 4:00 AM.
When do working hours in Nanjing and in Mexico City overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Nanjing (9:00 AM) is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Mexico City, and the start of the day in Mexico City is 11:00 PM in Nanjing.
Until what time in Nanjing is it still yesterday in Mexico City?
Before 2:00 PM in Nanjing, the date in Mexico City has not changed yet. From 10:00 AM in Mexico City, it is already the next day in Nanjing.
Does the time gap between Nanjing and Mexico City change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Nanjing nor in Mexico City, so the gap is 14 hours all year round.
