Aswan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Aswan. 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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Aswan 15:27 3:27 PM Playa del Carmen 07:27 7:27 AM You –:–
15:27 3:27 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:49 · 🌙 18:19
07:27 7:27 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Aswan.
When you, Aswan 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
🇪🇬 Aswan
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
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 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇬 Aswan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:27 | 07:27 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Aswan | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:49 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 30 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 241,261 | 149,923 |
Compare Aswan with another city
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Aswan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Aswan is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 8 hours behind Aswan: UTC−5 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Aswan?
When it is 9:00 AM in Aswan, it is 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Aswan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Aswan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
When do working hours in Aswan and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Aswan, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 8:00 AM in Aswan it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Aswan.
Is the time difference between Aswan and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Aswan switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 7 hours behind Aswan.
