Playa del Carmen to Busia: time difference
Busia 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 06:39 6:39 AM Busia 14:39 2:39 PM You –:–
06:39 6:39 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
14:39 2:39 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 18:35
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+8 h
Busia is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Busia 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
🇺🇬 Busia
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 | 🇺🇬 Busia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:39 | 14:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | East Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Africa/Kampala |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:28 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:35 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 12 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 64,900 |
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Playa del Carmen and Busia: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Busia?
The clocks in Busia 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 Busia?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Busia show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Busia when it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is 2:00 AM (the next day) in Busia.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Busia 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 Busia.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Busia?
Once it is 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Busia has already changed. Until 8:00 AM in Busia, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Busia the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Busia switches to summer time, so the gap is always 8 hours.
