Nantong to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Nantong. 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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Nantong 05:09 5:09 AM Playa del Carmen 16:09 4:09 PM You –:–
05:09 5:09 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 17:21
16:09 4:09 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Nantong.
When you, Nantong 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
🇨🇳 Nantong
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 | 🇨🇳 Nantong | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:09 | 16:09 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Nantong | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:21 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 7,726,635 | 149,923 |
Compare Nantong with another city
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Big time differences
Nantong and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Nantong is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in Nantong (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Nantong?
The working day in Nantong starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Nantong?
The working day in Nantong ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Nantong?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Nantong and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Nantong it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 10:00 PM in Nantong.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 PM in Nantong 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 Nantong.
Does the time difference between Nantong and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
