New Caledonia to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind New Caledonia. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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New Caledonia 01:26 1:26 AM Playa del Carmen 09:26 9:26 AM You –:–
01:26 1:26 AM
New Caledonia Standard Time · UTC+11
☀️ 05:27 · 🌙 17:57
09:26 9:26 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−16 h
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind New Caledonia.
When you, New Caledonia 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
🇳🇨 New Caledonia
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 | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:26 | 09:26 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | New Caledonia Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from New Caledonia | — | −16 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Noumea | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:27 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:57 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 278,500 | 149,923 |
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New Caledonia and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind New Caledonia is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 16 hours behind those in New Caledonia (UTC−5 and UTC+11).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in New Caledonia?
The working day in New Caledonia starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in New Caledonia, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in New Caledonia, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 2:00 AM.
Is there a time when both New Caledonia and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in New Caledonia (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 New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia.
Is the time difference between New Caledonia and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither New Caledonia nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 16 hours.
