Lautoka to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 17 h behind Lautoka. 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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Lautoka 09:31 9:31 AM Playa del Carmen 16:31 4:31 PM You –:–
09:31 9:31 AM
Fiji Standard Time · UTC+12
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 18:11
16:31 4:31 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:25
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−17 h
Playa del Carmen is 17 h behind Lautoka.
When you, Lautoka 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
🇫🇯 Lautoka
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇫🇯 Lautoka | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:31 | 16:31 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Fiji Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+12 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Lautoka | — | −17 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Fiji | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 12 h 29 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 50,000 | 149,923 |
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Lautoka and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Lautoka is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 17 hours behind Lautoka: UTC−5 against UTC+12.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Lautoka?
The working day in Lautoka starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 4:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Lautoka, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Lautoka, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Lautoka and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Lautoka (4:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 5:00 PM in Lautoka it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 7:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Lautoka.
Is the time difference between Lautoka and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Lautoka nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 17 hours.
