Fiji to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 17 h behind Fiji. 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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Fiji 17:40 5:40 PM Playa del Carmen 00:40 12:40 AM You –:–
17:40 5:40 PM
Fiji Standard Time · UTC+12
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 18:06
00:40 12:40 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−17 h
Playa del Carmen is 17 h behind Fiji.
When you, Fiji 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
🇫🇯 Fiji
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
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:40 | 00:40 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Fiji Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+12 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Fiji | — | −17 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Fiji | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 24 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 926,276 | 149,923 |
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Fiji and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Fiji is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 17 hours behind those in Fiji (UTC−5 and UTC+12).
If it is 9:00 AM in Fiji, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Fiji, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Fiji?
The working day in Fiji ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 1:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Fiji and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Fiji, which is 4:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 5:00 PM in Fiji it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 7:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Fiji.
Does the time difference between Fiji and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 17 hours all year.
