🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32 · 12 h 49 min
Melbourne to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Melbourne. 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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Melbourne 18:35 6:35 PM Playa del Carmen 02:35 2:35 AM You –:–
18:35 6:35 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32
02:35 2:35 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−16 h
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Melbourne.
When you, Melbourne 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
🇦🇺 Melbourne
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Melbourne | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:35 | 02:35 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Melbourne | — | −16 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Melbourne | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 19:32 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 49 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 149,923 |
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Melbourne and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Melbourne and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 16 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Melbourne is on UTC+11.
If it is 9:00 AM in Melbourne, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Melbourne, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Melbourne?
When it is 6:00 PM in Melbourne, it is 2:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
Is there a time when both Melbourne and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Melbourne (5:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) 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 4:00 PM in Melbourne it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 8:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Melbourne.
Is the time difference between Melbourne and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Melbourne switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Playa del Carmen will be 15 hours behind Melbourne.
