Cixi to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Cixi. 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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Cixi 12:19 12:19 PM Playa del Carmen 23:19 11:19 PM You –:–
12:19 12:19 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:28
23:19 11:19 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 18:28
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Cixi.
When you, Cixi 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
🇨🇳 Cixi
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 | 🇨🇳 Cixi | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:19 | 23:19 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Monday, October 12, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Cixi | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 06:43 |
| Sunset | 17:28 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 11 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 1,829,488 | 149,923 |
Compare Cixi with another city
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Big time differences
Cixi and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Cixi and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Cixi is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cixi, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Cixi, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Cixi, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Cixi, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Cixi and Playa del Carmen are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Cixi at 9:00 AM, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 10:00 PM in Cixi time.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Cixi?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in Cixi, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Cixi is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cixi and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
