Playa del Carmen to Al Budayyi: time difference
Al Budayyi is 8 h 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 20:50 8:50 PM Al Budayyi 04:50 4:50 AM You –:–
20:50 8:50 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 18:27
04:50 4:50 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:37 · 🌙 17:13
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+8 h
Al Budayyi is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Al Budayyi 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 Budayyi
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇧🇭 Al Budayyi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:50 | 04:50 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Bahrain |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:43 | 05:37 |
| Sunset | 18:27 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | — |
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Playa del Carmen and Al Budayyi: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Al Budayyi?
The clocks in Al Budayyi are 8 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Al Budayyi?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Al Budayyi show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Al Budayyi at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Al Budayyi it is 2:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Al Budayyi overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, which is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Al Budayyi.
When does the date change in Al Budayyi compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Al Budayyi earlier: at 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 8:00 AM in Al Budayyi, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Al Budayyi the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Al Budayyi switches to summer time, so the gap is always 8 hours.
