Playa del Carmen to the Canaries: time difference
The Canaries is 1 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 23:48 11:48 PM Canaries 00:48 12:48 AM You –:–
23:48 11:48 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:47 · 🌙 18:20
00:48 12:48 AM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 17:41
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+1 h
The Canaries is 1 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and the Canaries 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
🇱🇨 Canaries
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇱🇨 Canaries |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:48 | 00:48 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Friday, October 23, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/St Lucia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:47 | 05:57 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 33 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 1,862 |
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Playa del Carmen and the Canaries: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is the Canaries?
The Canaries is 1 hour ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC−4 against UTC−5.
What time is it in the Canaries at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in the Canaries it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in the Canaries?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in the Canaries show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call the Canaries from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in the Canaries – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in the Canaries?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in the Canaries has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in the Canaries, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and the Canaries change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
