🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Daytime
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
Cairns to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 15 h behind Cairns. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Cairns 15:39 3:39 PM Playa del Carmen 00:39 12:39 AM You –:–
15:39 3:39 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
00:39 12:39 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−15 h
Playa del Carmen is 15 h behind Cairns.
When you, Cairns 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
🇦🇺 Cairns
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
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 8 8 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Cairns | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:39 | 00:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+10 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Cairns | — | −15 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Brisbane | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 23 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 153,181 | 149,923 |
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Cairns and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Cairns is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 15 hours behind Cairns: UTC−5 against UTC+10.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Cairns?
The working day in Cairns starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 6:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Cairns?
The working day in Cairns ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 3:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Cairns?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Cairns and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Cairns it is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Cairns.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Cairns?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 3:00 PM in Cairns, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Cairns is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cairns and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cairns nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 15 hours.
