Acuna to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Acuna. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Acuna 20:24 8:24 PM Playa del Carmen 21:24 9:24 PM You –:–
20:24 8:24 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 17:56
21:24 9:24 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:12
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Acuna.
When you, Acuna and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Acuna
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Acuna | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:24 | 21:24 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Acuna | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Matamoros | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:00 | 06:53 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 10 h 55 min | 11 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 160,225 | 149,923 |
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Acuna and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours ahead of Acuna is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour ahead of those in Acuna (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Acuna?
The working day in Acuna starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Acuna?
The working day in Acuna ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Acuna?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Acuna – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Playa del Carmen?
From 11:00 PM in Acuna it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Acuna.
Is the time difference between Acuna and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Acuna switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Playa del Carmen and Acuna will have the same time.
