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The Current Local Date and Time in Colon, Mexico (MX)

Time Zone America/Mexico_City

21:40:33

Local Time Date and Timezone

Where is Colon? (Mexico, MX)

Colon is a city located in Mexico (MX).
Latitude 20.78299 Longitude -100.05005

Colon location on the Mexico (MX) map

Information about Colon

City: Colon
Country: Mexico (MX)
Latitude: 20.78299
Longitude: -100.05005
Time Zone: America/Mexico_City

Time zone and UTC offset ofColon

Colon, Mexico is in the America/Mexico_City time zone, which is currently UTC-6. Daylight saving time is not observed in this time zone, so the offset stays the same all year.

Current time difference with other cities

Colon is 7 hours behind London
Colon is 2 hours behind New York
Colon is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles
Colon is 10 hours behind Dubai
Colon is 15 hours behind Tokyo
Colon is 17 hours behind Sydney

Frequently asked questions about time inColon

What time zone is Colon in?

Colon, Mexico is in the America/Mexico_City time zone (currently UTC-6).

Does Colon observe daylight saving time?

No, the clocks do not change during the year in this time zone.

What is the time difference between Colon and New York?

Colon is 2 hours behind New York (the difference can change when either place switches to or from daylight saving time).

What are the coordinates of Colon?

Colon is located at latitude 20.78299 and longitude -100.05005.

Sunrise, sunset and moon phase inColon today

Astronomical data for October 15, 2026 in Colon, calculated for the America/Mexico_City time zone. All times are local.

Sun

Sunrise: 06:36
Solar noon: 12:26
Sunset: 18:16
Length of day: 11 h 40 min

Moon

Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 27%
Moon age: about 5.1 days
Moonrise: 11:05
Moonset: 21:55

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City of Colón, Querétaro

Colón is a town in Colón Municipality of the State of Querétaro, Mexico. It is the only one in the country named after Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón, in Spanish). It's the state's third largest municipality, with 815 square kilometers. Its mean altitude is 1900 meters above sea level. The Continental Divide of the Americas runs through it. The Otomi people inhabited this land, which was called Hospadá, meaning land of vultures. The Chichimeca Jonaz people displaced them to the south around the 14th century. 1531 The Spaniards arrive, allied with the Chichimecs and built a fort called San Isidro. 1550 Formal founding of the town, renamed Tolimanejo. In the same year Ajuchitlán and Zamorano were founded. 1687 Soriano is founded, just one kilometer from Tolimanejo. 1882 State Congress decided to unify Soriano and Tolimanejo as the new city of Colón. 1920 Rómulo de la Torre becomes the first and only Governor of Querétaro born in Colón 1923 Colón became a municipality. 2004 Querétaro International Airport starts operations, it is partly on Colón soil, near Galeras. 2007 The first aeronautical assembly plant is inaugurated. The economy is centered mainly around poultry and cattle, as well as agriculture. There are dairy farms and animal food processing factories. New aeronautical companies are expected to invest in the area. Tourism is based on rock drawings (two sites), water parks, camping sites on forests, sport fishing, and the local Fair. Religious tourism is derived from the Sanctuary of Soriano, which attracts visitors during Holy Week and September. Colón is present in the State Congress by the Representatives of the 13th District and in the Federal Congress by the Representatives of the 1st Federal Electoral District of the State of Querétaro.
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