🇦🇺 Newcastle, Australia
42
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Daytime
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:01 · 12 h 41 min
Newcastle to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Newcastle. 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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Newcastle 16:55 4:55 PM Playa del Carmen 00:55 12:55 AM You –:–
16:55 4:55 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 19:01
00:55 12:55 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−16 h
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Newcastle.
When you, Newcastle 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
🇦🇺 Newcastle
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 | 🇦🇺 Newcastle | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:55 | 00:55 |
| 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 Newcastle | — | −16 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 19:01 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 41 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 508,437 | 149,923 |
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Newcastle and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Newcastle is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 16 hours behind Newcastle: UTC−5 against UTC+11.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Newcastle?
The working day in Newcastle 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 Newcastle, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Newcastle, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 2:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Newcastle?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Newcastle – that is 5:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 4:00 PM in Newcastle 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 Newcastle.
Does the time difference between Newcastle and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Newcastle. From April 4, 2027, Playa del Carmen will be 15 hours behind Newcastle.
