Lhasa to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Lhasa. 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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Lhasa 04:45 4:45 AM Playa del Carmen 15:45 3:45 PM You –:–
04:45 4:45 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 08:01 · 🌙 19:20
15:45 3:45 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Lhasa.
When you, Lhasa 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
🇨🇳 Lhasa
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
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 10 10 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Lhasa | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:45 | 15:45 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Lhasa | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:01 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 19 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 867,891 | 149,923 |
Compare Lhasa with another city
More comparisons with Lhasa: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Lhasa and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Lhasa is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in Lhasa (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Lhasa, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Lhasa, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Lhasa?
The working day in Lhasa ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Lhasa and Playa del Carmen are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Lhasa at 9:00 AM, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 10:00 PM in Lhasa time.
Until what time in Lhasa is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in Lhasa, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Lhasa.
Is the time difference between Lhasa and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Lhasa nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
