Capitan in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.5454, -105.5720
- Elevation
- 1935 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 392
- Region
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2617 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Capitan, New Mexico, United States
The time you see here is the local time in Capitan, New Mexico, United States, in the America/Denver time zone (−6).
Capitan, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Denver
Local time in Capitan
UTC−6 · daylight saving time is active
Capitan keeps America/Denver clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:20 AM Solar noon 12:47 PM Sunset 6:15 PM Daylight 10 h 55 min Night 13 h 05 min Civil twilight 6:54 AM – 6:40 PM
Weather in Capitan right now
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Capitan and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 88316
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 New Mexico
- Albuquerque 564 559
- Las Cruces 101 643
- Rio Rancho 87 521
- Enchanted Hills 87 521
- Santa Fe 87 505
- Roswell 48 544
Other places named Capitan
- Capitán Pando, Bolivia
- Capitan Pando, Bolivia
- Capitan Chocó, Colombia
- Capitan Vichada Department, Colombia
- Capitan Camagüey, Cuba
Same time zone — America/Denver
Nearby places
- Coalora — 3.4 km
- Fort Stanton — 7.1 km
- Double Crossing — 12.4 km
- Nogal — 12.7 km
- Vera Cruz (historical) — 13.7 km
- Angus — 14.1 km
Capitan: clock, sun and surroundings
Capitan falls within America/Denver, which places it UTC−6 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
Today Capitan gets sunrise at 7:20 AM and sunset at 6:15 PM. That leaves 10 h 55 min of daylight.
Nearby settlements including Coalora and Fort Stanton match the time in Capitan.
Capitan has 1 postal code in total.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is assigned to Capitan?
- The time zone assigned to Capitan is America/Denver, with an offset of −6.
- Is the local clock in Capitan affected by daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- When does morning light reach Capitan?
- At 7:20 AM.