Alliston to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Alliston. 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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Alliston 17:47 5:47 PM Playa del Carmen 16:47 4:47 PM You –:–
17:47 5:47 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:39
16:47 4:47 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:26
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Alliston.
When you, Alliston 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
🇨🇦 Alliston
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
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 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Alliston | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:47 | 16:47 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Alliston | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:33 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 18:39 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 5 min | 11 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | — | 149,923 |
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Alliston and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Alliston is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour behind those in Alliston (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Alliston, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Alliston, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Alliston?
The working day in Alliston ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Alliston?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Alliston – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 AM in Alliston it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Alliston.
Is the time difference between Alliston and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Alliston switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Playa del Carmen and Alliston will have the same time.
