Kolonia to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Kolonia. 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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Kolonia 17:44 5:44 PM Playa del Carmen 01:44 1:44 AM You –:–
17:44 5:44 PM
Ponape Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:15 · 🌙 18:15
01:44 1:44 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−16 h
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Kolonia.
When you, Kolonia 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
🇫🇲 Kolonia
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 | 🇫🇲 Kolonia | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:44 | 01:44 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Ponape Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kolonia | — | −16 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Pohnpei | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:15 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:15 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 6,074 | 149,923 |
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Kolonia and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Kolonia is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 16 hours behind those in Kolonia (UTC−5 and UTC+11).
If it is 9:00 AM in Kolonia, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Kolonia, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Kolonia, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Kolonia, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 2:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Kolonia?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Kolonia – 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 is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 4:00 PM in Kolonia it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 8:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Kolonia.
Does the time difference between Kolonia and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 16 hours all year.
