Playa del Carmen to Beijing (Pekin): time difference
Beijing (Pekin) is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+13 h
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Playa del Carmen 00:36 12:36 AM Beijing (Pekin) 13:36 1:36 PM You –:–
00:36 12:36 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
13:36 1:36 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 17:45
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+13 h
Beijing (Pekin) is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Beijing (Pekin) 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
🇨🇳 Beijing (Pekin)
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 12 12 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇨🇳 Beijing (Pekin) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:36 | 13:36 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 21,893,095 |
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Playa del Carmen and Beijing (Pekin): common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Beijing (Pekin)?
Beijing is 13 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+8 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Beijing (Pekin) when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 10:00 PM in Beijing.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Beijing (Pekin)?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Beijing show 7:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Beijing (Pekin) overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM) is 10:00 PM in Beijing, and the start of the day in Beijing is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When is it already the next day in Beijing (Pekin)?
From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Beijing. The other way round, until 1:00 PM in Beijing it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Beijing (Pekin) change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Beijing, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
