Jalalabad to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 9 h 30 min behind Jalalabad. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Jalalabad 08:40 8:40 AM Playa del Carmen 23:10 11:10 PM You –:–
08:40 8:40 AM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 17:11
23:10 11:10 PM
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 Jalalabad.
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Working hours
🇦🇫 Jalalabad
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 | 🇦🇫 Jalalabad | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:40 | 23:10 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Afghanistan Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Jalalabad | — | −9 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kabul | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:57 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:11 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 14 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 168,600 | 149,923 |
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Jalalabad and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Jalalabad is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 9 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Jalalabad (UTC−5 and UTC+4:30).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Jalalabad?
The working day in Jalalabad starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 11:30 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Jalalabad?
The working day in Jalalabad ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:30 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Jalalabad and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Jalalabad (9:00 AM) is 11:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 6:30 PM in Jalalabad.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 9:30 AM in Jalalabad 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 Jalalabad.
Is the time difference between Jalalabad and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Jalalabad nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 9 hours and 30 minutes.
