Playa del Carmen to Afghanistan: time difference
Afghanistan is 9 h 30 min ahead of Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Playa del Carmen 04:52 4:52 AM Afghanistan 14:22 2:22 PM You –:–
04:52 4:52 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
14:22 2:22 PM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:27
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+9 h 30 min
Afghanistan is 9 h 30 min ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Afghanistan are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
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
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:52 | 14:22 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Afghanistan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+4:30 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +9 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Kabul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:55 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 41,454,761 |
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Playa del Carmen and Afghanistan: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Afghanistan?
Afghanistan is 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+4:30 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Afghanistan?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Afghanistan show 6:30 PM.
What time is it in Afghanistan at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Afghanistan it is 3:30 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Afghanistan overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM) is 6:30 PM in Afghanistan, and the start of the day in Afghanistan is 11:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Afghanistan?
Once it is 2:30 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Afghanistan has already changed. Until 9:30 AM in Afghanistan, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Afghanistan the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Afghanistan switches to summer time, so the gap is always 9 hours and 30 minutes.
