Current Time in Mexicali, Mexico 🇲🇽
Lat/Long: 32.63° N, 115.45° W
State: Baja California
Country: 🇲🇽 Mexico
IANA Timezone: America/Tijuana
Timezone: PST
Daylight Saving Time: Yes ✅ (Abbreviation: PDT)
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Mexico: CST, EST, MST, PST
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in Mexico: CDT, MDT, PDT
Time now in other cities in Mexico:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Mexicali
Sunrise
in Mexicali
↑
5:37 AM
Sunset
in Mexicali
↓
7:53 PM
Day Length
14h 15m
Dawn
in Mexicali
5:08 AM
Dusk
in Mexicali
8:22 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Mexicali
Current Phase
Full Moon
Illumination
99.7%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 20:53
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 05:57
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FAQ — Time in Mexicali
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 05:03:17 in Mexicali, Mexico. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Mexicali uses America/Tijuana (PST) — UTC-08:00. The IANA time zone identifier is America/Tijuana, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
Yes, Mexicali observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks move forward by one hour in spring and back by one hour in autumn. During DST, the local abbreviation becomes PDT (UTC-07:00). Check the Mexico public holiday calendar for the exact transition dates each year.
Mexicali is currently -08:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Mexicali's local time, use our time calculator.
In Mexico, daylight saving time changes typically happen twice a year. Clocks shift forward by one hour in spring (entering daylight saving time) and shift back by one hour in autumn (returning to standard time). Exact dates vary; see the Mexico calendar for this year's transition.