Saitama to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 15 h behind Saitama. 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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Saitama 00:51 12:51 AM Mexico City 09:51 9:51 AM You –:–
00:51 12:51 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:04
09:51 9:51 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 18:13
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−15 h
Mexico City is 15 h behind Saitama.
When you, Saitama 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
🇯🇵 Saitama
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
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 | 🇯🇵 Saitama | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:51 | 09:51 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Saitama | — | −15 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:51 | 06:32 |
| Sunset | 17:04 | 18:13 |
| Daylight | 11 h 13 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 1,182,115 | 9,209,944 |
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Saitama and Mexico City: common questions
What is the time difference between Saitama and Mexico City?
Mexico City is 15 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Saitama is on UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Saitama, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in Saitama, clocks in Mexico City show 6:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Mexico City at the end of the working day in Saitama?
The working day in Saitama ends at 6:00 PM; in Mexico City it is 3:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Saitama and in Mexico City overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Saitama (9:00 AM) is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Mexico City, and the start of the day in Mexico City is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Saitama.
When does the date change in Mexico City compared with Saitama?
The new day starts in Mexico City later: until 3:00 PM in Saitama, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 AM in Mexico City, Saitama is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Saitama and Mexico City change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Saitama nor in Mexico City, so the gap is 15 hours all year round.
