Kataragama to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Kataragama. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Kataragama 16:06 4:06 PM Playa del Carmen 05:36 5:36 AM You –:–
16:06 4:06 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:50
05:36 5:36 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−10 h 30 min
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Kataragama.
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Working hours
🇱🇰 Kataragama
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
13:30 1:30 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Kataragama | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:06 | 05:36 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kataragama | — | −10 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:51 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 20,000 | 149,923 |
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Kataragama and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Kataragama is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 10 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Kataragama (UTC−5 and UTC+5:30).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Kataragama?
The working day in Kataragama starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 10:30 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Kataragama?
The working day in Kataragama ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:30 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Kataragama?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Kataragama and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Kataragama it is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 7:30 PM in Kataragama.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 10:30 AM in Kataragama it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 1:30 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Kataragama.
Does the time gap between Kataragama and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Kataragama nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 10 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
