Morocco to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Morocco. 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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Morocco 02:41 2:41 AM Playa del Carmen 20:41 8:41 PM You –:–
02:41 2:41 AM
GMT+01:00 · UTC+1
☀️ 07:29 · 🌙 19:01
20:41 8:41 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Morocco.
When you, Morocco 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
🇲🇦 Morocco
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
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 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:41 | 20:41 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+01:00 | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Morocco | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Casablanca | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:29 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 37,076,584 | 149,923 |
Compare Morocco with another city
More comparisons with Morocco: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Morocco and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Morocco is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 5 hours behind those in Morocco (UTC−5 and UTC+0).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Morocco?
The working day in Morocco starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 4:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Morocco, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Morocco, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Morocco and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Morocco (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Morocco is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 5:00 AM in Morocco, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Morocco.
Does the time gap between Morocco and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Morocco nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 5 hours all year round.
