Baton Rouge, LA to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Baton Rouge, LA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Baton Rouge, LA 19:20 7:20 PM Playa del Carmen 20:20 8:20 PM You –:–
19:20 7:20 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:23 · 🌙 17:15
20:20 8:20 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:12
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of Baton Rouge, LA.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Baton Rouge, LA
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🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Baton Rouge, LA | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:20 | 20:20 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Baton Rouge, LA | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:23 | 06:53 |
| Sunset | 17:15 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 10 h 52 min | 11 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 229,493 | 149,923 |
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Baton Rouge, LA and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far ahead of Baton Rouge, LA, is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour ahead of Baton Rouge: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Baton Rouge, LA?
The working day in Baton Rouge starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Baton Rouge, LA, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Baton Rouge, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Baton Rouge, LA, and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Baton Rouge, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Baton Rouge, LA?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen earlier: at 11:00 PM in Baton Rouge it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Baton Rouge is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Baton Rouge, LA, and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Baton Rouge. From March 14, 2027, Playa del Carmen and Baton Rouge will have the same time.
