Hanoi to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Hanoi. 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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Hanoi 07:34 7:34 AM Playa del Carmen 19:34 7:34 PM You –:–
07:34 7:34 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:38
19:34 7:34 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−12 h
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Hanoi.
When you, Hanoi 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
🇻🇳 Hanoi
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
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 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇻🇳 Hanoi | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:34 | 19:34 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Hanoi | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Ho Chi Minh | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:51 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:38 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 8,587,100 | 149,923 |
Compare Hanoi with another city
More comparisons with Hanoi: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Hanoi and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Hanoi is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 12 hours behind Hanoi: UTC−5 against UTC+7.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Hanoi?
The working day in Hanoi starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Hanoi, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Hanoi, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 6:00 AM.
When do working hours in Hanoi and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Hanoi (9:00 AM) is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 9:00 PM in Hanoi.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 12:00 PM in Hanoi it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Hanoi.
Does the time gap between Hanoi and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Hanoi nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 12 hours all year round.
