Phuket to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Phuket. 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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Phuket 08:36 8:36 AM Playa del Carmen 20:36 8:36 PM You –:–
08:36 8:36 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:14
20:36 8:36 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−12 h
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Phuket.
When you, Phuket 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
🇹🇭 Phuket
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
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 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇭 Phuket | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:36 | 20:36 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Phuket | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 79,308 | 149,923 |
Compare Phuket with another city
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Big time differences
Phuket and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Phuket is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 12 hours behind those in Phuket (UTC−5 and UTC+7).
If it is 9:00 AM in Phuket, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Phuket, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 9:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Phuket?
When it is 6:00 PM in Phuket, it is 6:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When do working hours in Phuket and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Phuket (9:00 AM) is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 9:00 PM in Phuket.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Phuket?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 12:00 PM in Phuket, it is still the previous day there. From 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Phuket is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Phuket and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Phuket nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 12 hours all year round.
