Petaling Jaya to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Petaling Jaya. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Petaling Jaya 10:55 10:55 AM Playa del Carmen 21:55 9:55 PM You –:–
10:55 10:55 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 19:03
21:55 9:55 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Petaling Jaya.
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Working hours
🇲🇾 Petaling Jaya
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 | 🇲🇾 Petaling Jaya | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:55 | 21:55 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Petaling Jaya | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuala Lumpur | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:59 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 19:03 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 4 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 771,687 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
Petaling Jaya and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Petaling Jaya is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Petaling Jaya: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Petaling Jaya, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Petaling Jaya, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Petaling Jaya, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Petaling Jaya, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When do working hours in Petaling Jaya and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Petaling Jaya (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 10:00 PM in Petaling Jaya.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Petaling Jaya?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in Petaling Jaya, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Petaling Jaya is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Petaling Jaya and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Petaling Jaya nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
