Herat to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 9 h 30 min behind Herat. 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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Herat 19:30 7:30 PM Playa del Carmen 10:00 10:00 AM You –:–
19:30 7:30 PM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 17:45
10:00 10:00 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−9 h 30 min
Playa del Carmen is 9 h 30 min behind Herat.
When you, Herat and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇦🇫 Herat
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
14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇫 Herat | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:30 | 10:00 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Afghanistan Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Herat | — | −9 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kabul | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:29 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 16 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 349,000 | 149,923 |
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Herat and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Herat is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 9 hours and 30 minutes behind Herat: UTC−5 against UTC+4:30.
If it is 9:00 AM in Herat, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Herat, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 11:30 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Herat?
When it is 6:00 PM in Herat, it is 8:30 AM in Playa del Carmen.
Is there a time when both Herat and Playa del Carmen are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Herat at 9:00 AM, it is 11:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 6:30 PM in Herat time.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 9:30 AM in Herat it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 2:30 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Herat.
Is the time difference between Herat and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Herat nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 9 hours and 30 minutes.
