Meeting time
Best time to meet: Shanghai and Mexico City
Shanghai is 14 hours ahead of Mexico City right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 7:30 AM in Shanghai, which is 5:30 PM in Mexico City — one of you starts early or stays late.
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Shanghai time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Shanghai | Mexico City | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 4 PM day before | Mexico City at work |
| 7 AM | 5 PM day before | Both off |
| 8 AM | 6 PM day before | Both off |
| 9 AM | 7 PM day before | Shanghai at work |
| 10 AM | 8 PM day before | Shanghai at work |
| 11 AM | 9 PM day before | Shanghai at work |
| 12 PM | 10 PM day before | Shanghai at work |
| 1 PM | 11 PM day before | Shanghai at work |
| 2 PM | 12 AM | Shanghai at work |
| 3 PM | 1 AM | Shanghai at work |
| 4 PM | 2 AM | Shanghai at work |
| 5 PM | 3 AM | Both off |
| 6 PM | 4 AM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 5 AM | Both off |
| 8 PM | 6 AM | Both off |
| 9 PM | 7 AM | Both off |
| 10 PM | 8 AM | Both off |
All year
The gap between Shanghai and Mexico City does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.
Shanghai keeps the same clock as Singapore.
Questions people ask
7 PM in Mexico City, the day before, while Shanghai is 14 hours ahead.
7:30 AM in Shanghai, which is 5:30 PM in Mexico City. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
No. It stays 14 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.
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