Playa del Carmen to Colombo: time difference
Colombo is 10 h 30 min ahead of Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+10 h 30 min
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Playa del Carmen 20:58 8:58 PM Colombo 07:28 7:28 AM You –:–
20:58 8:58 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
07:28 7:28 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:59
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+10 h 30 min
Colombo is 10 h 30 min ahead of Playa del Carmen.
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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
🇱🇰 Colombo
10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇱🇰 Colombo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:58 | 07:28 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +10 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Colombo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:58 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 17:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 753,000 |
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Playa del Carmen and Colombo: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Colombo?
Colombo is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+5:30 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Colombo when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 7:30 PM in Colombo.
What time is it in Colombo at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Colombo it is 4:30 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Colombo overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM) is 7:30 PM in Colombo, and the start of the day in Colombo is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When is it already the next day in Colombo?
From 1:30 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Colombo. The other way round, until 10:30 AM in Colombo it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Colombo the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Colombo switches to summer time, so the gap is always 10 hours and 30 minutes.
