🇦🇺 Darwin, Australia
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- Australian Central Standard Time
- UTC+9:30
- Daytime
☀️ 06:25 · 🌙 18:44 · 12 h 18 min
Darwin to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h 30 min behind Darwin. 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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Darwin 12:21 12:21 PM Playa del Carmen 21:51 9:51 PM You –:–
12:21 12:21 PM
Australian Central Standard Time · UTC+9:30
☀️ 06:25 · 🌙 18:44
21:51 9:51 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−14 h 30 min
Playa del Carmen is 14 h 30 min behind Darwin.
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Working hours
🇦🇺 Darwin
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🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Darwin | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:21 | 21:51 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Darwin | — | −14 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Australia/Darwin | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:25 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:44 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 18 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 122,207 | 149,923 |
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Darwin and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Darwin is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 14 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Darwin (UTC−5 and UTC+9:30).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Darwin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Darwin, it is 6:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Darwin, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Darwin, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 3:30 AM.
When do working hours in Darwin and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Darwin (9:00 AM) is 6:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 11:30 PM in Darwin.
Until what time in Darwin is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 2:30 PM in Darwin, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 9:30 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Darwin.
Does the time difference between Darwin and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 14 hours and 30 minutes all year.
