🇵🇬 Alotau, Papua New Guinea
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- Papua New Guinea Time
- UTC+10
- Daytime
☀️ 05:38 · 🌙 17:54 · 12 h 16 min
Alotau to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 15 h behind Alotau. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Alotau 12:57 12:57 PM Playa del Carmen 21:57 9:57 PM You –:–
12:57 12:57 PM
Papua New Guinea Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:38 · 🌙 17:54
21:57 9:57 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−15 h
Playa del Carmen is 15 h behind Alotau.
When you, Alotau 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
🇵🇬 Alotau
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
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇬 Alotau | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:57 | 21:57 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Papua New Guinea Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+10 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Alotau | — | −15 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Port Moresby | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:38 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:54 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 16 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 47,367 | 149,923 |
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Alotau and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Alotau is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 15 hours behind Alotau: UTC−5 against UTC+10.
If it is 9:00 AM in Alotau, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Alotau, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 6:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Alotau, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Alotau, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 3:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Alotau?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Alotau and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Alotau it is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Alotau.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Alotau?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 3:00 PM in Alotau, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Alotau is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Alotau and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Alotau nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 15 hours all year round.
