Australia to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Australia. 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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Australia 17:40 5:40 PM Playa del Carmen 01:40 1:40 AM You –:–
17:40 5:40 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 19:14
01:40 1:40 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−16 h
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Australia.
When you, Australia 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
🇦🇺 Australia
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Australia | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:40 | 01:40 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Australia | — | −16 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:29 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 19:14 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 45 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 26,473,055 | 149,923 |
Compare Australia with another city
More comparisons with Australia: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Big time differences
Australia and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Australia is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 16 hours behind those in Australia (UTC−5 and UTC+11).
If it is 9:00 AM in Australia, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Australia, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Australia?
The working day in Australia ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 2:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Australia?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Australia – that is 5:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Australia?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 4:00 PM in Australia, it is still the previous day there. From 8:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Australia is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Australia and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Australia but not in Playa del Carmen. From April 4, 2027, Playa del Carmen will be 15 hours behind Australia.
