Caracas to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Caracas. 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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Caracas 23:46 11:46 PM Playa del Carmen 22:46 10:46 PM You –:–
23:46 11:46 PM
Venezuela Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:17 · 🌙 18:14
22:46 10:46 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Caracas.
When you, Caracas 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
🇻🇪 Caracas
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
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 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇻🇪 Caracas | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:46 | 22:46 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Venezuela Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Caracas | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Caracas | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:17 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 3,274,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Caracas with another city
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Caracas and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Caracas is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour behind those in Caracas (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Caracas, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Caracas, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Caracas?
The working day in Caracas ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Caracas and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Caracas, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 AM in Caracas it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Caracas.
Does the time difference between Caracas and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
