Lucena to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Lucena. 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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Lucena 02:21 2:21 AM Playa del Carmen 13:21 1:21 PM You –:–
02:21 2:21 AM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:45 · 🌙 17:33
13:21 1:21 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Lucena.
When you, Lucena 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
🇵🇭 Lucena
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 | 🇵🇭 Lucena | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:21 | 13:21 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Philippine Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Lucena | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Manila | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:45 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:33 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 278,924 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
Lucena and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Lucena is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Lucena: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Lucena, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Lucena, 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 Lucena?
The working day in Lucena ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Lucena 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 Lucena 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 Lucena time.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 PM in Lucena it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Lucena.
Does the time gap between Lucena and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Lucena nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
