Cheonan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Cheonan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Cheonan 03:58 3:58 AM Playa del Carmen 13:58 1:58 PM You –:–
03:58 3:58 AM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 17:51
13:58 1:58 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−14 h
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Cheonan.
When you, Cheonan 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
🇰🇷 Cheonan
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
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 9 9 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇷 Cheonan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:58 | 13:58 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Cheonan | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Seoul | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 7 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 658,486 | 149,923 |
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Cheonan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Cheonan is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 14 hours behind Cheonan: UTC−5 against UTC+9.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Cheonan?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cheonan, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Cheonan?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cheonan, it is 4:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When do working hours in Cheonan and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Cheonan (9:00 AM) is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 11:00 PM in Cheonan.
Until what time in Cheonan is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 2:00 PM in Cheonan, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Cheonan.
Does the time gap between Cheonan and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Cheonan nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 14 hours all year round.
