Mahajanga to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Mahajanga. 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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Mahajanga 10:59 10:59 AM Playa del Carmen 02:59 2:59 AM You –:–
10:59 10:59 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:53
02:59 2:59 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Mahajanga.
When you, Mahajanga 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
🇲🇬 Mahajanga
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
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 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇬 Mahajanga | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:59 | 02:59 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Mahajanga | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Indian/Antananarivo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 22 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 246,022 | 149,923 |
Compare Mahajanga with another city
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Big time differences
Mahajanga and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Mahajanga and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 8 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Mahajanga is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Mahajanga, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Mahajanga, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Mahajanga?
The working day in Mahajanga ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Mahajanga and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Mahajanga (9:00 AM to 10:00 AM 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 8:00 AM in Mahajanga it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Mahajanga.
Does the time gap between Mahajanga and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Mahajanga nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 8 hours all year round.
