Antofagasta to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Antofagasta. 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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Antofagasta 17:29 5:29 PM Playa del Carmen 15:29 3:29 PM You –:–
17:29 5:29 PM
Chile Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 19:48
15:29 3:29 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−2 h
Playa del Carmen is 2 h behind Antofagasta.
When you, Antofagasta 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
🇨🇱 Antofagasta
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
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 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇱 Antofagasta | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:29 | 15:29 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Chile Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Antofagasta | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Santiago | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-4, Apr 3, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:07 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 19:48 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 348,517 | 149,923 |
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Antofagasta and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Antofagasta is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 2 hours behind those in Antofagasta (UTC−5 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Antofagasta, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Antofagasta, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Antofagasta?
When it is 6:00 PM in Antofagasta, it is 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Antofagasta?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Antofagasta – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 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 2:00 AM in Antofagasta it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Antofagasta.
Does the time difference between Antofagasta and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Antofagasta. From April 3, 2027, Playa del Carmen will be 1 hour behind Antofagasta.
