El Viejo to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of El Viejo. 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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El Viejo 16:19 4:19 PM Playa del Carmen 17:19 5:19 PM You –:–
16:19 4:19 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 17:30
17:19 5:19 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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+1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h ahead of El Viejo.
When you, El Viejo 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
🇳🇮 El Viejo
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🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇮 El Viejo | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:19 | 17:19 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from El Viejo | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Managua | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:40 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:30 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 50 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 33,607 | 149,923 |
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El Viejo and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours ahead of El Viejo is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 1 hour ahead of those in El Viejo (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in El Viejo, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in El Viejo, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in El Viejo?
When it is 6:00 PM in El Viejo, it is 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
Is there a time when both El Viejo and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in El Viejo (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with El Viejo?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen earlier: at 11:00 PM in El Viejo it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, El Viejo is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between El Viejo and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither El Viejo nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
