Playa del Carmen to Chenzhou: time difference
Chenzhou 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 13:36 1:36 PM Chenzhou 02:36 2:36 AM You –:–
13:36 1:36 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:49 · 🌙 18:16
02:36 2:36 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 17:50
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+13 h
Chenzhou is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Chenzhou 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
🇨🇳 Chenzhou
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 | 🇨🇳 Chenzhou |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:36 | 02:36 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Thursday, October 29, 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 | 06:49 | 06:35 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 17:50 |
| Daylight | 11 h 27 min | 11 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 4,667,134 |
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Playa del Carmen and Chenzhou: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Chenzhou?
Chenzhou 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 Chenzhou?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Chenzhou show 10:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Chenzhou?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Chenzhou show 7:00 AM (the next day).
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Chenzhou are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Playa del Carmen at 9:00 AM, it is 10:00 PM in Chenzhou; the day in Chenzhou starts at 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen time.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Chenzhou?
Once it is 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Chenzhou has already changed. Until 1:00 PM in Chenzhou, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Chenzhou the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Chenzhou switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
