Kaesong to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Kaesong. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Kaesong 16:50 4:50 PM Playa del Carmen 02:50 2:50 AM You –:–
16:50 4:50 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:40 · 🌙 18:01
02:50 2:50 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 18:27
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−14 h
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Kaesong.
When you, Kaesong 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
🇰🇵 Kaesong
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 | 🇰🇵 Kaesong | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:50 | 02:50 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kaesong | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Pyongyang | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:40 | 06:43 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 21 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 308,000 | 149,923 |
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Kaesong and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Kaesong is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 14 hours behind Kaesong: UTC−5 against UTC+9.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Kaesong?
The working day in Kaesong starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Kaesong?
The working day in Kaesong ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Kaesong and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Kaesong (9:00 AM) is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 11:00 PM in Kaesong.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 2:00 PM in Kaesong 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 Kaesong.
Is the time difference between Kaesong and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Kaesong nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 14 hours.
