Koh Phangan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Koh Phangan. 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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Koh Phangan 09:00 9:00 AM Playa del Carmen 21:00 9:00 PM You –:–
09:00 9:00 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 18:07
21:00 9:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−12 h
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Koh Phangan.
When you, Koh Phangan 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
🇹🇭 Koh Phangan
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
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 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇭 Koh Phangan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:00 | 21:00 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Koh Phangan | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:09 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | — | 149,923 |
Compare Koh Phangan with another city
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Big time differences
Koh Phangan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Koh Phangan and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 12 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Koh Phangan is on UTC+7.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Koh Phangan?
The working day in Koh Phangan starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Koh Phangan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Koh Phangan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 6:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Koh Phangan?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Koh Phangan and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Koh Phangan it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 9:00 PM in Koh Phangan.
Until what time in Koh Phangan is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 12:00 PM in Koh Phangan, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Koh Phangan.
Does the time difference between Koh Phangan and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 12 hours all year.
