Eastbourne to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Eastbourne. 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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Eastbourne 09:40 9:40 AM Playa del Carmen 03:40 3:40 AM You –:–
09:40 9:40 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 17:59
03:40 3:40 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Eastbourne.
When you, Eastbourne 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
🇬🇧 Eastbourne
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
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 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 Eastbourne | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:40 | 03:40 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Eastbourne | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 10 h 28 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 101,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Eastbourne with another city
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Big time differences
Eastbourne and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Eastbourne is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 6 hours behind those in Eastbourne (UTC−5 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Eastbourne, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Eastbourne, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 3:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Eastbourne?
When it is 6:00 PM in Eastbourne, it is 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Eastbourne?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Eastbourne – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 6:00 AM in Eastbourne it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Eastbourne.
Does the time gap between Eastbourne and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Eastbourne but not in Playa del Carmen. From October 25, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 5 hours behind Eastbourne.
