Derna to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Derna. 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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Derna 08:34 8:34 AM Playa del Carmen 01:34 1:34 AM You –:–
08:34 8:34 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:04
01:34 1:34 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−7 h
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Derna.
When you, Derna 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
🇱🇾 Derna
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
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 16 4 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇾 Derna | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:34 | 01:34 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Derna | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Tripoli | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 34 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 50,000 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
Derna and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Derna is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 7 hours behind those in Derna (UTC−5 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Derna?
The working day in Derna starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 2:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Derna, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Derna, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 11:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Derna?
Between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Derna – that is 9:00 AM to 11:00 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 Derna?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 7:00 AM in Derna, it is still the previous day there. From 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Derna is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Derna and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 7 hours all year.
