Palau to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Palau. 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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Palau 15:39 3:39 PM Playa del Carmen 01:39 1:39 AM You –:–
15:39 3:39 PM
Palau Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:50
01:39 1:39 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−14 h
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Palau.
When you, Palau 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
🇵🇼 Palau
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
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 8 8 AM 9 9 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇼 Palau | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:39 | 01:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Palau Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Palau | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Palau | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 21,729 | 149,923 |
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Palau and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Palau is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 14 hours behind Palau: UTC−5 against UTC+9.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Palau?
When it is 9:00 AM in Palau, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Palau, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Palau, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Palau?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Palau and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Palau it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 11:00 PM in Palau.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 2:00 PM in Palau it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Palau.
Does the time difference between Palau and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 14 hours all year.
