Datong to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Datong. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Datong 09:29 9:29 AM Playa del Carmen 20:29 8:29 PM You –:–
09:29 9:29 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 17:41
20:29 8:29 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Datong.
When you, Datong and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇨🇳 Datong
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 | 🇨🇳 Datong | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:29 | 20:29 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Datong | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:41 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 3,318,057 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
Datong and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Datong and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Datong is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Datong?
When it is 9:00 AM in Datong, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Datong?
When it is 6:00 PM in Datong, it is 5:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Datong?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Datong and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Datong it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 10:00 PM in Datong.
Until what time in Datong is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in Datong, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Datong.
Is the time difference between Datong and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Datong nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
