Al-`awabi to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 9 h behind Al-`awabi. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Al-`awabi 12:39 12:39 PM Playa del Carmen 03:39 3:39 AM You –:–
12:39 12:39 PM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 17:41
03:39 3:39 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−9 h
Playa del Carmen is 9 h behind Al-`awabi.
When you, Al-`awabi 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
🇴🇲 Al-`awabi
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇴🇲 Al-`awabi | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:39 | 03:39 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Gulf Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Al-`awabi | — | −9 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Muscat | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:10 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:41 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 10,711 | 149,923 |
Compare Al-`awabi with another city
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Al-`awabi and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Al-`awabi is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 9 hours behind Al-`awabi: UTC−5 against UTC+4.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Al-`awabi?
The working day in Al-`awabi starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 12:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Al-`awabi, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Al-`awabi, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 9:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Al-`awabi?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Al-`awabi and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Al-`awabi it is 12:00 AM in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 6:00 PM in Al-`awabi.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 9:00 AM in Al-`awabi it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 3:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Al-`awabi.
Is the time difference between Al-`awabi and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Al-`awabi nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 9 hours.
