Kabul to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 9 h 30 min behind Kabul. 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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Kabul 08:21 8:21 AM Playa del Carmen 22:51 10:51 PM You –:–
08:21 8:21 AM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:27
22:51 10:51 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−9 h 30 min
Playa del Carmen is 9 h 30 min behind Kabul.
When you, Kabul and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇦🇫 Kabul
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 | 🇦🇫 Kabul | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:21 | 22:51 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Afghanistan Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kabul | — | −9 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kabul | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 3,289,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Kabul with another city
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Kabul and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Kabul is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 9 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Kabul (UTC−5 and UTC+4:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Kabul, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Kabul, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 11:30 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Kabul?
When it is 6:00 PM in Kabul, it is 8:30 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When do working hours in Kabul and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Kabul (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 Kabul.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Kabul?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 9:30 AM in Kabul, it is still the previous day there. From 2:30 PM in Playa del Carmen, Kabul is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Kabul and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 9 hours and 30 minutes all year.
