Dukhan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Dukhan. 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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Dukhan 05:02 5:02 AM Playa del Carmen 21:02 9:02 PM You –:–
05:02 5:02 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:37 · 🌙 17:08
21:02 9:02 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Dukhan.
When you, Dukhan 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
🇶🇦 Dukhan
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 | 🇶🇦 Dukhan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:02 | 21:02 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Dukhan | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Qatar | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:37 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:08 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 12,000 | 149,923 |
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Dukhan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Dukhan and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 8 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Dukhan is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Dukhan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Dukhan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Dukhan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Dukhan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
When do working hours in Dukhan and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Dukhan, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 8:00 AM in Dukhan it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Dukhan.
Does the time difference between Dukhan and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 8 hours all year.
