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6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Oct 19, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 19, 2026

Acapulco de Juárez is 2 hours behind EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Acapulco de Juarez is 2 hours behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Acapulco de Juarez is 1 hour behind EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Acapulco de Juarez correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Acapulco de Juarez correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Acapulco de Juarez correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Acapulco de Juarez correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in EST.

Compare Acapulco de Juarez time with EST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

CST (Central Standard Time) is 2 hours behind Eastern Daylight Time.
6:00 am06:00 in Acapulco de Juarez, Mexico is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

Acapulco de Juárez to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in Acapulco de Juárez which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in EDT

6:00 am06:00 CST (Central Standard Time) (Acapulco de Juarez, Mexico). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

6:00 am06:00 Acapulco de Juarez, Mexico / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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Acapulco de Juárez Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CST – Central Standard Time, UTC-6 (no daylight saving time)

Acapulco de Juárez Facts

Country
Mexico
Alternative Names
ACA, Acapolco Juarez, Acapolco Juárez, Acapulco, Acapulco de Juarez, Acapulco de Juárez, Acapulco Acapulco de Juarez, Acapulcum, Akapoulko, Akapul'ka, Akapul'ko, Akapulkas, Akapulko, Akapúlkó, a ka pu er ke, akabwlkw, akapulko, akapuruko, akapwlkw gwyrrw, xa ka pul ko, Ακαπούλκο, Акапулко, Акапулька, Акапулько, אקפולקו, آکاپولکو، گوئررو, أكابولكو, അക്കാപുൽകോ, อากาปุลโก, აკაპულკო, アカプルコ, 阿卡普尔科, 아카풀코
Population
658,609
Currency
Peso (MXN)
Geographic Coordinates
16° 50' N Latitude / 99° 54' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+52
More About Acapulco de Juárez

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
EST all year EST part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−4 (EDT).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

123456789101112End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone