Hikkaduwa to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Hikkaduwa. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Hikkaduwa 15:47 3:47 PM Playa del Carmen 05:17 5:17 AM You –:–
15:47 3:47 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:55
05:17 5:17 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:25
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−10 h 30 min
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Hikkaduwa.
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Working hours
🇱🇰 Hikkaduwa
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
13:30 1:30 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Hikkaduwa | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:47 | 05:17 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Hikkaduwa | — | −10 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 101,342 | 149,923 |
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Hikkaduwa and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Hikkaduwa is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind Hikkaduwa: UTC−5 against UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Hikkaduwa?
When it is 9:00 AM in Hikkaduwa, it is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Hikkaduwa, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Hikkaduwa, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:30 AM.
When do working hours in Hikkaduwa and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Hikkaduwa (9:00 AM) is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 7:30 PM in Hikkaduwa.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 10:30 AM in Hikkaduwa it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 1:30 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Hikkaduwa.
Does the time gap between Hikkaduwa and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Hikkaduwa nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 10 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
