Mexico
Time now in El Retorno
Thursday, 27 August 2026
Sunrise 05:47Sunset 06:23Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Merida
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
6
Sunrise
05:47
Sunset
06:23
Day length
12h 36m
Coordinates
18.68, -90.86
Time difference from El Retorno
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About the time in El Retorno
The zone identifier America/Merida is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Merida keeps pointing at Merida time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
El Retorno runs on America/Merida, which puts the city UTC −6 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal El Retorno day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 15:00–23:00 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in El Retorno
- What are normal business hours in El Retorno in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in El Retorno runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in El Retorno right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in El Retorno, updating every second from America/Merida (UTC −6).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Merida, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is El Retorno in?
- El Retorno uses America/Merida, currently UTC −6.
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