Jilin to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Jilin. 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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Jilin 03:43 3:43 AM Playa del Carmen 14:43 2:43 PM You –:–
03:43 3:43 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 16:43
14:43 2:43 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Jilin.
When you, Jilin 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
🇨🇳 Jilin
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
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 10 10 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Jilin | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:43 | 14:43 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Jilin | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 16:43 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 10 h 47 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 3,623,713 | 149,923 |
Compare Jilin with another city
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Big time differences
Jilin and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Jilin and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Jilin is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Jilin?
The working day in Jilin starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Jilin?
The working day in Jilin ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Jilin and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Jilin (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 10:00 PM in Jilin.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 PM in Jilin it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Jilin.
Does the time gap between Jilin and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Jilin nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
