Playa del Carmen to Aktau: time difference
Aktau is 10 h ahead of Playa del Carmen. 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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Playa del Carmen 05:19 5:19 AM Aktau 15:19 3:19 PM You –:–
05:19 5:19 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
15:19 3:19 PM
West Kazakhstan Time · UTC+5
☀️ 07:53 · 🌙 18:49
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+10 h
Aktau is 10 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Aktau are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
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
🇰🇿 Aktau
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 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇰🇿 Aktau |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:19 | 15:19 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | West Kazakhstan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +10 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Aqtau |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 07:53 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 10 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 273,830 |
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Playa del Carmen and Aktau: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Aktau?
The clocks in Aktau are 10 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+5 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Aktau?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Aktau show 7:00 PM.
What time is it in Aktau at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Aktau it is 4:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Aktau are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Playa del Carmen at 9:00 AM, it is 7:00 PM in Aktau; the day in Aktau starts at 11:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen time.
When does the date change in Aktau compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Aktau earlier: at 2:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 10:00 AM in Aktau, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Aktau change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Aktau, so the gap is 10 hours all year round.
