Nanjing to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Nanjing. 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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Nanjing 19:38 7:38 PM Playa del Carmen 06:38 6:38 AM You –:–
19:38 7:38 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 17:40
06:38 6:38 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Nanjing.
When you, Nanjing 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
🇨🇳 Nanjing
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 | 🇨🇳 Nanjing | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:38 | 06:38 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Nanjing | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:05 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:40 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 9,314,685 | 149,923 |
Compare Nanjing with another city
More comparisons with Nanjing: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Nanjing and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Nanjing and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Nanjing is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Nanjing, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Nanjing, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Nanjing, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Nanjing, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Nanjing 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 Nanjing 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 Nanjing time.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 PM in Nanjing 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 Nanjing.
Is the time difference between Nanjing and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Nanjing nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
