Lancaster to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Lancaster. 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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Lancaster 11:45 11:45 AM Playa del Carmen 05:45 5:45 AM You –:–
11:45 11:45 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 18:07
05:45 5:45 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Lancaster.
When you, Lancaster 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
🇬🇧 Lancaster
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
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 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 Lancaster | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:45 | 05:45 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Lancaster | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:47 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 10 h 20 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 46,000 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
Lancaster and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Lancaster and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 6 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Lancaster is on UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lancaster, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Lancaster, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 3:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Lancaster?
The working day in Lancaster ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Lancaster and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Lancaster, which is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 6:00 AM in Lancaster it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Lancaster.
Does the time difference between Lancaster and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lancaster. From October 25, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 5 hours behind Lancaster.
