Nouakchott to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Nouakchott. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Nouakchott 14:16 2:16 PM Playa del Carmen 09:16 9:16 AM You –:–
14:16 2:16 PM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 18:46
09:16 9:16 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
·
−5 h
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Nouakchott.
When you, Nouakchott 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
🇲🇷 Nouakchott
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
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 18 6 PM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇷 Nouakchott | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:16 | 09:16 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Nouakchott | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Nouakchott | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:57 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:46 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 50 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 958,399 | 149,923 |
Compare Nouakchott with another city
More comparisons with Nouakchott: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Nouakchott and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Nouakchott is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 5 hours behind Nouakchott: UTC−5 against UTC+0.
If it is 9:00 AM in Nouakchott, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Nouakchott, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Nouakchott, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Nouakchott, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 PM.
When do working hours in Nouakchott and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Nouakchott, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 5:00 AM in Nouakchott it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Nouakchott.
Does the time difference between Nouakchott and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 5 hours all year.
