Balikpapan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Balikpapan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Balikpapan 14:30 2:30 PM Playa del Carmen 01:30 1:30 AM You –:–
14:30 2:30 PM
Central Indonesia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 18:03
01:30 1:30 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Balikpapan.
When you, Balikpapan and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇮🇩 Balikpapan
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
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 9 9 AM 10 10 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇩 Balikpapan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:30 | 01:30 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Indonesia Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Balikpapan | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Makassar | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 12 h 8 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 701,066 | 149,923 |
Compare Balikpapan with another city
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Big time differences
Balikpapan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Balikpapan is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in Balikpapan (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Balikpapan?
When it is 9:00 AM in Balikpapan, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Balikpapan?
When it is 6:00 PM in Balikpapan, it is 5:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When do working hours in Balikpapan and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Balikpapan (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 10:00 PM in Balikpapan.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Balikpapan?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in Balikpapan, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Balikpapan is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Balikpapan and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Balikpapan nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
