Da Lat to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Da Lat. 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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Da Lat 17:46 5:46 PM Playa del Carmen 05:46 5:46 AM You –:–
17:46 5:46 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 05:37 · 🌙 17:28
05:46 5:46 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−12 h
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Da Lat.
When you, Da Lat 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
🇻🇳 Da Lat
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
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 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇻🇳 Da Lat | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:46 | 05:46 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Da Lat | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Ho Chi Minh | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:37 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:28 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 258,014 | 149,923 |
Compare Da Lat with another city
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Big time differences
Da Lat and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Da Lat and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 12 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Da Lat is on UTC+7.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Da Lat?
When it is 9:00 AM in Da Lat, it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Da Lat, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Da Lat, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 6:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Da Lat?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Da Lat and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Da Lat it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 9:00 PM in Da Lat.
Until what time in Da Lat is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 12:00 PM in Da Lat, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Da Lat.
Does the time gap between Da Lat and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Da Lat nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 12 hours all year round.
