Mexico · San Luis Potosí
Current local time in Cárdenas
Cárdenas keeps time on the America/Mexico_City zone, currently UTC−6. The offset is fixed all year — there is no daylight saving to track here. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Cárdenas, San Luis Potosí
Cárdenas time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- America/Mexico_City
- Current UTC offset
- UTC−6
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Next clock change
- None in the next 14 months
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- San Luis Potosí
- Coordinates
- 22.00°, -99.64°
- Population
- 15,469
- Local date
- Tue, Sep 1, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Cárdenas today
Computed from Cárdenas's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:25 AM
- Sunset
- 6:51 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:38 PM
- Day length
- 12h 26m
- Civil dawn
- 5:58 AM
- Civil dusk
- 7:17 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 6:51 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 6:25 PM
Cárdenas time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Cárdenas is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:10 PM | 1h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:10 PM | 7h behind |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:10 AM | 10h behind |
| TokyoJapan | 07:10 AM | 15h behind |
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Cárdenastime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Cárdenas right now?
- Cárdenas is on America/Mexico_City, currently UTC−6. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Cárdenas in?
- Cárdenas uses the IANA time zone America/Mexico_City, which is UTC−6 at the moment. The zone keeps a fixed offset all year and does not observe daylight saving time.
- Does Cárdenas observe daylight saving time?
- No. Cárdenas stays on UTC−6 all year, so the difference from zones that do observe daylight saving changes twice a year.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Cárdenas today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:25 AM and sets at about 6:51 PM local time in Cárdenas, giving roughly 12h 26m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:38 PM.
Working with Cárdenas time
Scheduling across America/Mexico_City is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.