Sanya to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 14 h behind Sanya. 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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Sanya 16:31 4:31 PM Mexico City 02:31 2:31 AM You –:–
16:31 4:31 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:18
02:31 2:31 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 18:11
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−14 h
Mexico City is 14 h behind Sanya.
When you, Sanya 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
🇨🇳 Sanya
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 | 🇨🇳 Sanya | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:31 | 02:31 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Sanya | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 06:33 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 18:11 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 1,031,396 | 9,209,944 |
Compare Sanya with another city
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Big time differences
Sanya and Mexico City: common questions
How many hours behind Sanya is Mexico City?
The clocks in Mexico City are 14 hours behind those in Sanya (UTC−6 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Mexico City when it is 9:00 AM in Sanya?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sanya, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Mexico City.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sanya, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 6:00 PM in Sanya, clocks in Mexico City show 4:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Sanya and Mexico City are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Sanya at 9:00 AM, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Mexico City; the day in Mexico City starts at 11:00 PM in Sanya time.
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 2:00 PM in Sanya it is still the previous day in Mexico City. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Mexico City it is already the next day in Sanya.
Is the time difference between Sanya and Mexico City the same all year?
Yes. Neither Sanya nor Mexico City switches to summer time, so the gap is always 14 hours.
