Playa del Carmen to Ciudad del Este: time difference
Ciudad del Este is 2 h ahead of Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Playa del Carmen 19:56 7:56 PM Ciudad del Este 21:56 9:56 PM You –:–
19:56 7:56 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
21:56 9:56 PM
Paraguay Summer Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 18:46
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+2 h
Ciudad del Este is 2 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Ciudad del Este 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
🇵🇾 Ciudad del Este
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇵🇾 Ciudad del Este |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:56 | 21:56 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Paraguay Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Asuncion |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-4, Mar 27, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:46 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 320,782 |
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Playa del Carmen and Ciudad del Este: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Ciudad del Este?
Ciudad del Este is 2 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Ciudad del Este?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Ciudad del Este show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Ciudad del Este?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Ciudad del Este show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Ciudad del Este from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Ciudad del Este – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Ciudad del Este?
From 10:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Ciudad del Este. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Ciudad del Este it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Ciudad del Este change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Ciudad del Este, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
