Medan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Medan. 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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Medan 07:24 7:24 AM Playa del Carmen 19:24 7:24 PM You –:–
07:24 7:24 AM
Western Indonesia Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 18:12
19:24 7:24 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−12 h
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Medan.
When you, Medan 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
🇮🇩 Medan
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
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 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇩 Medan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:24 | 19:24 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Western Indonesia Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Medan | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Jakarta | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:10 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 12 h 2 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 2,097,610 | 149,923 |
Compare Medan with another city
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Big time differences
Medan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Medan is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 12 hours behind those in Medan (UTC−5 and UTC+7).
If it is 9:00 AM in Medan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Medan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 9:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Medan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Medan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 6:00 AM.
When do working hours in Medan and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Medan (9:00 AM) is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 9:00 PM in Medan.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Medan?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 12:00 PM in Medan, it is still the previous day there. From 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Medan is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Medan and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 12 hours all year.
