Playa del Carmen to Busan: time difference
Busan is 14 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 00:40 12:40 AM Busan 14:40 2:40 PM You –:–
00:40 12:40 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
14:40 2:40 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:26 · 🌙 17:57
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+14 h
Busan is 14 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Busan 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
🇰🇷 Busan
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 13 1 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇰🇷 Busan |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:40 | 14:40 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Korean Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +14 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Seoul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:26 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 17:57 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 3,586,079 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
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Playa del Carmen and Busan: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Busan?
The clocks in Busan are 14 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+9 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Busan?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Busan show 11:00 PM.
What time is it in Busan at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Busan it is 8:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Busan overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM) is 11:00 PM in Busan, and the start of the day in Busan is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Busan compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Busan earlier: at 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 PM in Busan, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Busan change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Busan, so the gap is 14 hours all year round.
