🇦🇺 Katoomba, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 19:15 · 13 h 1 min
Katoomba to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Katoomba. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Katoomba 04:43 4:43 AM Playa del Carmen 12:43 12:43 PM You –:–
04:43 4:43 AM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 19:15
12:43 12:43 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−16 h
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Katoomba.
When you, Katoomba 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
🇦🇺 Katoomba
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Katoomba | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:43 | 12:43 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Katoomba | — | −16 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 19:15 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 13 h 1 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 8,000 | 149,923 |
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Katoomba and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Katoomba is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 16 hours behind those in Katoomba (UTC−5 and UTC+11).
If it is 9:00 AM in Katoomba, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Katoomba, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Katoomba?
When it is 6:00 PM in Katoomba, it is 2:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Katoomba?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Katoomba – that is 5:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Katoomba?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 4:00 PM in Katoomba, it is still the previous day there. From 8:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Katoomba is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Katoomba and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Katoomba. From April 4, 2027, Playa del Carmen will be 15 hours behind Katoomba.
