🇦🇺 Lake Macquarie, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 19:05 · 12 h 50 min
Lake Macquarie to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Lake Macquarie. 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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Lake Macquarie 08:17 8:17 AM Playa del Carmen 16:17 4:17 PM You –:–
08:17 8:17 AM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 19:05
16:17 4:17 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 18:27
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−16 h
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Lake Macquarie.
When you, Lake Macquarie 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
🇦🇺 Lake Macquarie
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 | 🇦🇺 Lake Macquarie | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:17 | 16:17 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Lake Macquarie | — | −16 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:16 | 06:43 |
| Sunset | 19:05 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 12 h 50 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 1,059 | 149,923 |
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Lake Macquarie and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Lake Macquarie is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 16 hours behind those in Lake Macquarie (UTC−5 and UTC+11).
If it is 9:00 AM in Lake Macquarie, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Lake Macquarie, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Lake Macquarie?
The working day in Lake Macquarie ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 2:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Lake Macquarie and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Lake Macquarie, which is 5:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 4:00 PM in Lake Macquarie 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 Lake Macquarie.
Does the time difference between Lake Macquarie and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lake Macquarie. From April 4, 2027, Playa del Carmen will be 15 hours behind Lake Macquarie.
