What time is it in El Pencil, Chiapas, Mexico
Find the present-moment local time in El Pencil, Chiapas, Mexico, which uses America/Mexico_City (−6).
El Pencil, Mexico
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Mexico_City
Local time in El Pencil
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
El Pencil keeps America/Mexico_City clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:06 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 5:52 PM Daylight 11 h 46 min Night 12 h 14 min Civil twilight 5:45 AM – 6:14 PM
Weather in El Pencil right now
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El Pencil and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 29837
- 30427
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Chiapas
- Tuxtla 604 147
- Tapachula 353 706
- San Cristobal De Las Casas 215 874
- Comitan 166 178
- Pijijiapan 50 079
- Chiapa De Corzo 45 077
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Same time zone — America/Mexico_City
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Nearby places
- Las Pomarrosas — 1.3 km
- Belem — 3.0 km
- Rubén Jaramillo — 3.7 km
- Los Adobes — 3.8 km
- Rincon Frijolar — 4.0 km
- San José La Cuchilla — 4.7 km
Time and daylight in El Pencil
At El Pencil the sun clears the horizon at 6:06 AM and sinks again at 5:52 PM. The gap between them is 11 h 46 min.
Set your clock for El Pencil and it will also be right in Las Pomarrosas and Belem.
El Pencil spans 2 postal codes.
El Pencil is on America/Mexico_City time, which corresponds to UTC−6. Whether the area observes daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for El Pencil?
- The time zone name used for El Pencil is America/Mexico_City, with an offset of −6.
- Is there a seasonal clock change in El Pencil?
- No.
- What time does the sun set in El Pencil?
- The sun sets in El Pencil at 5:52 PM.