Bambous to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 9 h behind Bambous. 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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Bambous 16:33 4:33 PM Playa del Carmen 07:33 7:33 AM You –:–
16:33 4:33 PM
Mauritius Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 05:38 · 🌙 18:14
07:33 7:33 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−9 h
Playa del Carmen is 9 h behind Bambous.
When you, Bambous 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
🇲🇺 Bambous
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇺 Bambous | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:33 | 07:33 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Mauritius Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Bambous | — | −9 h |
| IANA zone | Indian/Mauritius | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:38 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 36 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 15,300 | 149,923 |
Compare Bambous with another city
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Big time differences
Bambous and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Bambous is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 9 hours behind those in Bambous (UTC−5 and UTC+4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Bambous, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Bambous, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 12:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bambous, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Bambous, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 9:00 AM.
When do working hours in Bambous and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Bambous (9:00 AM) is 12:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 6:00 PM in Bambous.
Until what time in Bambous is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 9:00 AM in Bambous, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 3:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Bambous.
Is the time difference between Bambous and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Bambous nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 9 hours.
