Ichihara to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Ichihara. 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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Ichihara 00:20 12:20 AM Playa del Carmen 10:20 10:20 AM You –:–
00:20 12:20 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:00
10:20 10:20 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−14 h
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Ichihara.
When you, Ichihara 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
🇯🇵 Ichihara
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Ichihara | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:20 | 10:20 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Ichihara | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:00 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 10 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 269,524 | 149,923 |
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Ichihara and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Ichihara is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 14 hours behind those in Ichihara (UTC−5 and UTC+9).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Ichihara?
The working day in Ichihara starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ichihara, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Ichihara, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Ichihara 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 Ichihara at 9:00 AM, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 11:00 PM in Ichihara time.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 2:00 PM in Ichihara it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Ichihara.
Is the time difference between Ichihara and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Ichihara nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 14 hours.
