Changshu to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Changshu. 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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Changshu 14:45 2:45 PM Playa del Carmen 01:45 1:45 AM You –:–
14:45 2:45 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:29
01:45 1:45 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 18:27
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Changshu.
When you, Changshu 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
🇨🇳 Changshu
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
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 9 9 AM 10 10 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Changshu | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:45 | 01:45 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Changshu | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:59 | 06:43 |
| Sunset | 17:29 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 30 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 1,677,050 | 149,923 |
Compare Changshu with another city
More comparisons with Changshu: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Changshu and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Changshu is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Changshu: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Changshu?
When it is 9:00 AM in Changshu, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Changshu, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Changshu, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Changshu?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Changshu and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Changshu it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 10:00 PM in Changshu.
Until what time in Changshu is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in Changshu, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Changshu.
Does the time difference between Changshu and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
