🇵🇬 Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea
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- Papua New Guinea Time
- UTC+10
- Night
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:41 · 12 h 11 min
Lihir Island to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 15 h behind Lihir Island. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Lihir Island 02:33 2:33 AM Playa del Carmen 11:33 11:33 AM You –:–
02:33 2:33 AM
Papua New Guinea Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:41
11:33 11:33 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−15 h
Playa del Carmen is 15 h behind Lihir Island.
When you, Lihir Island 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
🇵🇬 Lihir Island
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
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 8 8 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇬 Lihir Island | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:33 | 11:33 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Papua New Guinea Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+10 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Lihir Island | — | −15 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Port Moresby | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:29 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:41 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 12 h 11 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | — | 149,923 |
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Lihir Island and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Lihir Island is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 15 hours behind those in Lihir Island (UTC−5 and UTC+10).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Lihir Island?
When it is 9:00 AM in Lihir Island, it is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Lihir Island?
When it is 6:00 PM in Lihir Island, it is 3:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Lihir Island?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Lihir Island and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Lihir Island it is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Lihir Island.
Until what time in Lihir Island is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 3:00 PM in Lihir Island, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Lihir Island.
Is the time difference between Lihir Island and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Lihir Island nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 15 hours.
