Playa del Carmen to Basra: time difference
Basra 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 03:26 3:26 AM Basra 11:26 11:26 AM You –:–
03:26 3:26 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
11:26 11:26 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:48 · 🌙 17:25
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+8 h
Basra is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Basra 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
🇮🇶 Basra
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 | 🇮🇶 Basra |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:26 | 11:26 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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/Baghdad |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:48 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 2,150,000 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
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Playa del Carmen and Basra: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Basra?
The clocks in Basra 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 Basra?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Basra show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Basra at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Basra it is 2:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Basra 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 Basra.
When is it already the next day in Basra?
From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Basra. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Basra it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Basra change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 8 hours all year.
