Playa del Carmen to East Chicago, IN: time difference
East Chicago, IN is 1 h behind 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 18:53 6:53 PM East Chicago, IN 17:53 5:53 PM You –:–
18:53 6:53 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:12
17:53 5:53 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 16:40
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−1 h
East Chicago, IN is 1 h behind 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
🇺🇸 East Chicago, IN
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇺🇸 East Chicago, IN |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:53 | 17:53 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 06:29 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 16:40 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 10 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 26,370 |
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Playa del Carmen and East Chicago, IN: common questions
How far behind Playa del Carmen is East Chicago, IN?
East Chicago is 1 hour behind Playa del Carmen: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in East Chicago, IN, when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 8:00 AM in East Chicago.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in East Chicago, IN?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in East Chicago show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call East Chicago, IN, from Playa del Carmen?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in East Chicago – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in East Chicago, IN, compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in East Chicago later: until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in East Chicago, Playa del Carmen is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and East Chicago, IN, the same all year?
No. Only East Chicago switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, East Chicago and Playa del Carmen will have the same time.
