🇪🇬 El Faiyum, Egypt
25
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:33 · 11 h 38 min
El Faiyum to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind El Faiyum. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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El Faiyum 07:45 7:45 AM Playa del Carmen 23:45 11:45 PM You –:–
07:45 7:45 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:33
23:45 11:45 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind El Faiyum.
When you, El Faiyum and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇪🇬 El Faiyum
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 | 🇪🇬 El Faiyum | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:45 | 23:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from El Faiyum | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:33 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 306,393 | 149,923 |
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El Faiyum and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind El Faiyum is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 8 hours behind those in El Faiyum (UTC−5 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in El Faiyum?
When it is 9:00 AM in El Faiyum, it is 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in El Faiyum?
The working day in El Faiyum ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in El Faiyum and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in El Faiyum, 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 El Faiyum 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 El Faiyum.
Is the time difference between El Faiyum and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only El Faiyum switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 7 hours behind El Faiyum.
