🇳🇿 Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- New Zealand Daylight Time
- UTC+13
- Daytime
☀️ 06:27 · 🌙 19:40 · 13 h 14 min
Palmerston North to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 18 h behind Palmerston North. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Palmerston North 08:21 8:21 AM Playa del Carmen 14:21 2:21 PM You –:–
08:21 8:21 AM
New Zealand Daylight Time · UTC+13
☀️ 06:27 · 🌙 19:40
14:21 2:21 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−18 h
Playa del Carmen is 18 h behind Palmerston North.
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Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇳🇿 Palmerston North
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇿 Palmerston North | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:21 | 14:21 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | New Zealand Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+13 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Palmerston North | — | −18 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Auckland | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+12, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:27 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 19:40 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 13 h 14 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 90,500 | 149,923 |
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Palmerston North and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Palmerston North and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 18 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Palmerston North is on UTC+13.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Palmerston North?
The working day in Palmerston North starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 3:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Palmerston North, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Palmerston North, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 12:00 AM.
When do working hours in Palmerston North and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Palmerston North, which is 3:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 6:00 PM in Palmerston North it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 6:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Palmerston North.
Does the time gap between Palmerston North and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Palmerston North but not in Playa del Carmen. From April 4, 2027, Playa del Carmen will be 17 hours behind Palmerston North.
