Mexico
Time now in El Centinela
Sunrise 07:14Sunset 08:16Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Matamoros
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
110
Sunrise
07:14
Sunset
08:16
Day length
13h 02m
Coordinates
28.79, -100.56
Time difference from El Centinela
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About the time in El Centinela
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal El Centinela day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Around 110 people live in El Centinela, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
El Centinela runs on America/Matamoros, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in El Centinela
- What time is it in El Centinela right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in El Centinela, updating every second from America/Matamoros (UTC −5).
- What are normal business hours in El Centinela in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in El Centinela runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is El Centinela in?
- El Centinela uses America/Matamoros, currently UTC −5.
- Does El Centinela change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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