Playa del Carmen to Bang Kruai: time difference
Bang Kruai is 12 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
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Playa del Carmen 17:21 5:21 PM Bang Kruai 05:21 5:21 AM You –:–
17:21 5:21 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
05:21 5:21 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 17:58
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+12 h
Bang Kruai is 12 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Bang Kruai 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
🇹🇭 Bang Kruai
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 10 10 AM 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇹🇭 Bang Kruai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:21 | 05:21 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +12 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 06:10 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 17:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 43,453 |
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Playa del Carmen and Bang Kruai: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Bang Kruai?
Bang Kruai is 12 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+7 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Bang Kruai at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in Bang Kruai it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Bang Kruai?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Bang Kruai show 6:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Bang Kruai overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM) is 9:00 PM in Bang Kruai, and the start of the day in Bang Kruai is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Bang Kruai?
Once it is 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Bang Kruai has already changed. Until 12:00 PM in Bang Kruai, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Bang Kruai change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Bang Kruai, so the gap is 12 hours all year round.
