Playa del Carmen to Al-`awabi: time difference
Al-`awabi is 9 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 09:22 9:22 AM Al-`awabi 18:22 6:22 PM You –:–
09:22 9:22 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
18:22 6:22 PM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 17:41
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+9 h
Al-`awabi is 9 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Al-`awabi 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
🇴🇲 Al-`awabi
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇴🇲 Al-`awabi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:22 | 18:22 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Gulf Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+4 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +9 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Muscat |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 06:10 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 10,711 |
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Playa del Carmen and Al-`awabi: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Al-`awabi?
Al-`awabi is 9 hours ahead: it uses UTC+4, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Al-`awabi?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Al-`awabi show 6:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Al-`awabi?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Al-`awabi show 3:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Al-`awabi overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM) is 6:00 PM in Al-`awabi, and the start of the day in Al-`awabi is 12:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Al-`awabi compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Al-`awabi earlier: at 3:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 9:00 AM in Al-`awabi, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Al-`awabi change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 9 hours all year.
