Pampanga to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Pampanga. 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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Pampanga 23:03 11:03 PM Playa del Carmen 10:03 10:03 AM You –:–
23:03 11:03 PM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:22
10:03 10:03 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Pampanga.
When you, Pampanga 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
🇵🇭 Pampanga
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
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 10 10 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇭 Pampanga | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:03 | 10:03 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Philippine Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Pampanga | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Manila | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 15,616 | 149,923 |
Compare Pampanga with another city
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Big time differences
Pampanga and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Pampanga is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in Pampanga (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Pampanga?
The working day in Pampanga starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Pampanga, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Pampanga, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Pampanga and Playa del Carmen are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Pampanga at 9:00 AM, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 10:00 PM in Pampanga time.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Pampanga?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in Pampanga, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Pampanga is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Pampanga and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
