Japan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Japan. 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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Japan 19:43 7:43 PM Playa del Carmen 05:43 5:43 AM You –:–
19:43 7:43 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:14
05:43 5:43 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−14 h
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Japan.
When you, Japan 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
🇯🇵 Japan
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 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:43 | 05:43 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Japan | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:14 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 125,440,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Japan with another city
More comparisons with Japan: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Big time differences
Japan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Japan and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 14 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Japan is on UTC+9.
If it is 9:00 AM in Japan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Japan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Japan?
The working day in Japan ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Japan?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Japan and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Japan it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 11:00 PM in Japan.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Japan?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 2:00 PM in Japan, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Japan is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Japan and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Japan nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 14 hours all year round.
