Sydney Mexico CityTime Converter
Sydney (AEST, UTC+10) is currently 16 hours ahead of Mexico City (CST, UTC−6). Compare live clocks, convert any hour, and find times to meet.
Quick answer
When it's in Sydney, it's the previous day in Mexico City.
Sydney (AEST/AEDT) runs 16 hours ahead of Mexico City (CST). Both sides keep standard office hours with a real 9–6 overlap — the highlighted window below works for everyone.
- Time difference
- −16h 00m
- Sydney
- UTC+10
- Mexico City
- UTC−6
- Best call window
- 9:00 AM AEST
Sydney to Mexico City conversion table
The next 12 hours in Sydney and the matching local time in Mexico City. The current hour is highlighted; drag the converter's slider and the table follows.
| Sydney · AEST | Mexico City · CST |
|---|---|
| NOW Mon, Jun 22 |
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Tue, Jun 23 |
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Best time to meet between Sydney & Mexico City
Working hours are 9am–6pm in each city. The bright band is where they overlap — when both sides are at their desks.
Daylight saving shifts this gap by up to 1 hour
The difference between Sydney and Mexico City swings between 17 and 16 hours across the year as each side starts or ends daylight saving. Clocks in Sydney move forward 1 hour to AEDT (UTC+11) on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Mexico City does not observe daylight saving time. This page always shows the live, DST-aware difference.
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One source of truth — for you and your AI
This page exposes the same answer as structured data, so when you ask an assistant "what's 9am Sydney time in Mexico City?", it can cite the exact, DST-aware result — not a stale blog post.
- Schema.org JSON-LD on every converter page
- A machine-readable facts island with IANA zones and every possible offset
- Live times in <time datetime> elements with explicit UTC offsets
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"daylightUtcOffset": "+11:00",
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"to": {
"name": "Mexico City",
"type": "city",
"abbreviation": "CST",
"daylightAbbreviation": "CDT",
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},
"currentDifferenceMinutes": -960,
"possibleDifferencesMinutes": [
-1020,
-960
],
"note": "Between the regions that use these zones the difference is 17 and 16 hours across the year, depending on daylight saving on each side. The clocks on this page show the named zones themselves, which are fixed."
}
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Sydney and Mexico City?
Sydney is currently 16 hours ahead of Mexico City. Sydney is on AEST (UTC+10) and Mexico City is on CST (UTC−6). The difference can change when either side starts or ends daylight saving time.
Is Mexico City ahead of or behind Sydney?
Mexico City is currently 16 hours behind Sydney.
When it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, what time is it in Mexico City?
When it is 9:00 AM on a Monday in Sydney, it is 5:00 PM the previous day in Mexico City.
Do Sydney and Mexico City observe daylight saving time?
Clocks in Sydney move forward 1 hour to AEDT (UTC+11) on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Mexico City does not observe daylight saving time.
How do I convert Sydney time to Mexico City time?
Subtract 16 hours from any time in Sydney to get the time in Mexico City. This page's converter and 24-hour table do it automatically and stay correct through daylight-saving changes.
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