Palmas to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 3 h behind Palmas. 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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Palmas 17:15 5:15 PM Mexico City 14:15 2:15 PM You –:–
17:15 5:15 PM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 18:10
14:15 2:15 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 18:09
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−3 h
Mexico City is 3 h behind Palmas.
When you, Palmas 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
🇧🇷 Palmas
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Palmas | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:15 | 14:15 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Palmas | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Araguaina | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:47 | 06:34 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 12 h 23 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 302,692 | 9,209,944 |
Compare Palmas with another city
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Palmas and Mexico City: common questions
How many hours behind Palmas is Mexico City?
The clocks in Mexico City are 3 hours behind those in Palmas (UTC−6 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Palmas, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Palmas, clocks in Mexico City show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Palmas, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Palmas, clocks in Mexico City show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Mexico City from Palmas?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Palmas – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Mexico City – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Mexico City compared with Palmas?
The new day starts in Mexico City later: until 3:00 AM in Palmas, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Mexico City, Palmas is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Palmas and Mexico City change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Palmas nor in Mexico City, so the gap is 3 hours all year round.
