Afghanistan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 9 h 30 min behind Afghanistan. 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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Afghanistan 08:09 8:09 AM Playa del Carmen 22:39 10:39 PM You –:–
08:09 8:09 AM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:27
22:39 10:39 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−9 h 30 min
Playa del Carmen is 9 h 30 min behind Afghanistan.
When you, Afghanistan 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
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
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
14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:09 | 22:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Afghanistan Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Afghanistan | — | −9 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kabul | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 41,454,761 | 149,923 |
Compare Afghanistan with another city
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Big time differences
Afghanistan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Afghanistan and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind: it uses UTC−5, while Afghanistan is on UTC+4:30.
If it is 9:00 AM in Afghanistan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Afghanistan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 11:30 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Afghanistan?
The working day in Afghanistan ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:30 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Afghanistan?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Afghanistan and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Afghanistan it is 11:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 6:30 PM in Afghanistan.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Afghanistan?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 9:30 AM in Afghanistan, it is still the previous day there. From 2:30 PM in Playa del Carmen, Afghanistan is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Afghanistan and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 9 hours and 30 minutes all year.
