Hasselt to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Hasselt. 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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Hasselt 07:34 7:34 AM Playa del Carmen 00:34 12:34 AM You –:–
07:34 7:34 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 08:00 · 🌙 18:50
00:34 12:34 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 18:27
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−7 h
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Hasselt.
When you, Hasselt 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
🇧🇪 Hasselt
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
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 16 4 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇪 Hasselt | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:34 | 00:34 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Hasselt | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Brussels | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:00 | 06:43 |
| Sunset | 18:50 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 10 h 50 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 74,694 | 149,923 |
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Hasselt and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Hasselt and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 7 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Hasselt is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Hasselt, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Hasselt, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 2:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Hasselt?
The working day in Hasselt ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Hasselt?
Between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Hasselt – that is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 7:00 AM in Hasselt it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Hasselt.
Does the time difference between Hasselt and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Hasselt. From October 25, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 6 hours behind Hasselt.
