🇿🇦 Boksburg, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:30 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 45 min
Boksburg to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Boksburg. 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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Boksburg 09:11 9:11 AM Playa del Carmen 02:11 2:11 AM You –:–
09:11 9:11 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:30 · 🌙 18:16
02:11 2:11 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−7 h
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Boksburg.
When you, Boksburg 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
🇿🇦 Boksburg
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
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 16 4 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Boksburg | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:11 | 02:11 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Boksburg | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:30 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 45 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 260,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Boksburg with another city
More comparisons with Boksburg: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Boksburg and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Boksburg is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 7 hours behind those in Boksburg (UTC−5 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Boksburg?
When it is 9:00 AM in Boksburg, it is 2:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Boksburg, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Boksburg, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 11:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Boksburg?
Between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Boksburg – that is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 7:00 AM in Boksburg it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Boksburg.
Is the time difference between Boksburg and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Boksburg nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 7 hours.
