Playa del Carmen to Cebu: time difference
Cebu 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 00:32 12:32 AM Cebu 13:32 1:32 PM You –:–
00:32 12:32 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
13:32 1:32 PM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:34 · 🌙 17:31
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+13 h
Cebu is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Cebu are all at the desk
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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
🇵🇭 Cebu
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 | 🇵🇭 Cebu |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:32 | 13:32 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Philippine Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Manila |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:34 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 17:31 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 964,169 |
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Playa del Carmen and Cebu: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Cebu?
Cebu is 13 hours ahead: it uses UTC+8, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Cebu?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Cebu show 10:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Cebu?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Cebu show 7:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Cebu from Playa del Carmen?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Playa del Carmen and in Cebu do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 PM in Cebu; when the working day starts in Cebu, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Cebu?
Once it is 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Cebu has already changed. Until 1:00 PM in Cebu, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Cebu change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Cebu, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
