Hoi An to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Hoi An. 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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Hoi An 18:45 6:45 PM Playa del Carmen 06:45 6:45 AM You –:–
18:45 6:45 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 05:40 · 🌙 17:26
06:45 6:45 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−12 h
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Hoi An.
When you, Hoi An 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
🇻🇳 Hoi An
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 | 🇻🇳 Hoi An | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:45 | 06:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Hoi An | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Ho Chi Minh | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:40 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:26 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 46 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 120,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Hoi An with another city
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Big time differences
Hoi An and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Hoi An is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 12 hours behind those in Hoi An (UTC−5 and UTC+7).
If it is 9:00 AM in Hoi An, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Hoi An, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 9:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Hoi An, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Hoi An, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 6:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Hoi An 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 Hoi An at 9:00 AM, it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 PM in Hoi An time.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Hoi An?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 12:00 PM in Hoi An, it is still the previous day there. From 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Hoi An is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Hoi An and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Hoi An nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 12 hours all year round.
