New York, NY to Mexico: time difference
Mexico is 1 h behind New York, NY. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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New York, NY 22:38 10:38 PM Mexico 21:38 9:38 PM You –:–
22:38 10:38 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 16:50
21:38 9:38 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:40 · 🌙 18:02
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−1 h
Mexico is 1 h behind New York, NY.
When you, New York, NY and Mexico are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 New York, NY
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 New York, NY | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:38 | 21:38 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from New York, NY | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:32 | 06:40 |
| Sunset | 16:50 | 18:02 |
| Daylight | 10 h 18 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 8,804,190 | 124,777,324 |
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New York, NY and Mexico: common questions
How many hours behind New York, NY, is Mexico?
The clocks in Mexico are 1 hour behind those in New York (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in New York, NY, what time is it in Mexico?
At 9:00 AM in New York, clocks in Mexico show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Mexico when it is 6:00 PM in New York, NY?
When it is 6:00 PM in New York, it is 5:00 PM in Mexico.
When do working hours in New York, NY, and in Mexico overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Mexico.
When does the date change in Mexico compared with New York, NY?
The new day starts in Mexico later: until 1:00 AM in New York, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Mexico, New York is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between New York, NY, and Mexico the same all year?
No. Only New York switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Mexico will be 2 hours behind New York.
