Playa del Carmen to Arlington, TX: time difference
Arlington, TX is 1 h behind 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 10:54 10:54 AM Arlington, TX 09:54 9:54 AM You –:–
10:54 10:54 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:12
09:54 9:54 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:51 · 🌙 17:35
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−1 h
Arlington, TX is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
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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
🇺🇸 Arlington, TX
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇺🇸 Arlington, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:54 | 09:54 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 06:51 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 17:35 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 10 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 365,438 |
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Playa del Carmen and Arlington, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Arlington, TX?
Arlington is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
What time is it in Arlington, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 8:00 AM in Arlington.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Arlington, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Arlington show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Arlington, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Arlington.
When is it still the previous day in Arlington, TX?
Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Arlington. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Arlington it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Arlington, TX, the same all year?
No. Only Arlington switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Arlington and Playa del Carmen will have the same time.
