La Placita in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.0353, -106.9590
- Elevation
- 2125 m above sea level
- Region
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2648 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in La Placita, New Mexico, United States
Watch the current local time in La Placita, New Mexico, United States, running on the America/Denver time zone (−6).
La Placita, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Denver
Local time in La Placita
UTC−6 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in La Placita, New Mexico.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:16 AM Solar noon 12:54 PM Sunset 6:32 PM Daylight 11 h 16 min Night 12 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:51 AM – 6:58 PM
Weather in La Placita right now
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La Placita and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 87027 La Jara — 9.8 km away
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 La Placita
- La Placita Michoacán, Mexico
- La Placita Michoacán, Mexico
- La Placita Chihuahua, Mexico
- La Placita Jalisco, Mexico
- La Placita Trujillo, Venezuela
Same time zone — America/Denver
Nearby places
- Cuba — 1.5 km
- Garrison — 2.9 km
- Lagunitas — 5.4 km
- Copper City (historical) — 5.6 km
- La Jara — 6.0 km
- Senorito — 7.5 km
About the time in La Placita
Cuba and Garrison, both nearby, hold the same time as La Placita.
Mail delivery in La Placita relies on 1 postal code.
The zone that governs La Placita is America/Denver at UTC−6. Whether the clocks move seasonally: Yes.
Today in La Placita, daylight opens at 7:16 AM and closes at 6:32 PM. That span measures 11 h 16 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in La Placita?
- In La Placita, the applicable time zone is America/Denver, with an offset of −6.
- Will the time in La Placita move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in La Placita: Yes.
- What is the local sunset time in La Placita?
- Local sunset is 6:32 PM.