Hangzhou to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Hangzhou. 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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Hangzhou 18:47 6:47 PM Playa del Carmen 05:47 5:47 AM You –:–
18:47 6:47 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:36
05:47 5:47 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Hangzhou.
When you, Hangzhou 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
🇨🇳 Hangzhou
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
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 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Hangzhou | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:47 | 05:47 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Hangzhou | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:36 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 10,360,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Hangzhou with another city
More comparisons with Hangzhou: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Hangzhou and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Hangzhou is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in Hangzhou (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Hangzhou?
The working day in Hangzhou starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Hangzhou, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Hangzhou, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Hangzhou?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Hangzhou and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Hangzhou it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 10:00 PM in Hangzhou.
Until what time in Hangzhou is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in Hangzhou, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Hangzhou.
Does the time difference between Hangzhou and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
