Kumamoto to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Kumamoto. 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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Kumamoto 08:13 8:13 AM Playa del Carmen 18:13 6:13 PM You –:–
08:13 8:13 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:24 · 🌙 17:43
18:13 6:13 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−14 h
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Kumamoto.
When you, Kumamoto 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
🇯🇵 Kumamoto
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 | 🇯🇵 Kumamoto | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:13 | 18:13 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Kumamoto | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:24 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 19 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 738,865 | 149,923 |
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Kumamoto and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Kumamoto is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 14 hours behind those in Kumamoto (UTC−5 and UTC+9).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Kumamoto?
When it is 9:00 AM in Kumamoto, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kumamoto, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Kumamoto, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
When do working hours in Kumamoto and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Kumamoto (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 Kumamoto.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Kumamoto?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 2:00 PM in Kumamoto, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Kumamoto is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Kumamoto and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Kumamoto nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 14 hours all year round.
