Meeting time
Best time to meet: Mexico City and Johannesburg
Mexico City is 8 hours behind Johannesburg right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8:30 AM in Mexico City, which is 4:30 PM in Johannesburg — one of you starts early or stays late.
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Mexico City time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Mexico City | Johannesburg | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 2 PM | Johannesburg at work |
| 7 AM | 3 PM | Johannesburg at work |
| 8 AM | 4 PM | Johannesburg at work |
| 9 AM | 5 PM | Mexico City at work |
| 10 AM | 6 PM | Mexico City at work |
| 11 AM | 7 PM | Mexico City at work |
| 12 PM | 8 PM | Mexico City at work |
| 1 PM | 9 PM | Mexico City at work |
| 2 PM | 10 PM | Mexico City at work |
| 3 PM | 11 PM | Mexico City at work |
| 4 PM | 12 AM next day | Mexico City at work |
| 5 PM | 1 AM next day | Both off |
| 6 PM | 2 AM next day | Both off |
| 7 PM | 3 AM next day | Both off |
| 8 PM | 4 AM next day | Both off |
| 9 PM | 5 AM next day | Both off |
| 10 PM | 6 AM next day | Both off |
All year
The gap between Mexico City and Johannesburg does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.
Questions people ask
5 PM in Johannesburg, while Mexico City is 8 hours behind.
8:30 AM in Mexico City, which is 4:30 PM in Johannesburg. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
No. It stays 8 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.
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