🇦🇺 Canberra, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 19:14 · 12 h 45 min
Canberra to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Canberra. 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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Canberra 13:36 1:36 PM Playa del Carmen 21:36 9:36 PM You –:–
13:36 1:36 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 19:14
21:36 9:36 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−16 h
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Canberra.
When you, Canberra 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
🇦🇺 Canberra
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
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Canberra | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:36 | 21:36 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Canberra | — | −16 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:29 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 19:14 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 45 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 466,566 | 149,923 |
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Canberra and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Canberra is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 16 hours behind Canberra: UTC−5 against UTC+11.
If it is 9:00 AM in Canberra, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Canberra, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Canberra, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Canberra, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 2:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Canberra?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Canberra – that is 5:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Canberra is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 4:00 PM in Canberra, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 8:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Canberra.
Does the time gap between Canberra and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Canberra but not in Playa del Carmen. From April 4, 2027, Playa del Carmen will be 15 hours behind Canberra.
