Damietta to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Damietta. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Damietta 03:28 3:28 AM Playa del Carmen 19:28 7:28 PM You –:–
03:28 3:28 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:16
19:28 7:28 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Damietta.
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Working hours
🇪🇬 Damietta
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
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 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇬 Damietta | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:28 | 19:28 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Damietta | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:00 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 15 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 267,000 | 149,923 |
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Damietta and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Damietta is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 8 hours behind those in Damietta (UTC−5 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Damietta?
The working day in Damietta starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 1:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Damietta, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Damietta, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Damietta?
Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Damietta – that is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Damietta?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 8:00 AM in Damietta, it is still the previous day there. From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Damietta is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Damietta and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Damietta switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 7 hours behind Damietta.
