Playa del Carmen to Chongjin: time difference
Chongjin 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 07:59 7:59 AM Chongjin 21:59 9:59 PM You –:–
07:59 7:59 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:12
21:59 9:59 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 17:11
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+14 h
Chongjin is 14 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Chongjin 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
🇰🇵 Chongjin
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 | 🇰🇵 Chongjin |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:59 | 21:59 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 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/Pyongyang |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 06:59 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 17:11 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 10 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 667,929 |
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Playa del Carmen and Chongjin: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Chongjin?
Chongjin is 14 hours ahead: it uses UTC+9, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Chongjin?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Chongjin show 11:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Chongjin?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Chongjin show 8:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Chongjin 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 Chongjin, and the start of the day in Chongjin is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Chongjin?
Once it is 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Chongjin has already changed. Until 2:00 PM in Chongjin, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Chongjin change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 14 hours all year.
