Playa del Carmen to Emporia, KS: time difference

Emporia, KS 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 19:13 7:13 PM Emporia, KS 18:13 6:13 PM
Playa del Carmen 19:13 7:13 PM Emporia, KS 18:13 6:13 PM You –:–
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen

19:13 7:13 PM

Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5

☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:12

🇺🇸 Emporia, KS

18:13 6:13 PM

Central Standard Time · UTC-6

☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 17:21

⇄ Difference

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Emporia, KS is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.

When you, Playa del Carmen and Emporia, KS 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
🇺🇸 Emporia, KS
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 🇺🇸 Emporia, KS
Local time 19:13 18:13
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 06:57
Sunset 18:12 17:21
Daylight 11 h 18 min 10 h 24 min
People on this clock 149,923 26,188

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Playa del Carmen and Emporia, KS: common questions

What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Emporia, KS?
Emporia is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
What time is it in Emporia, KS, at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in Emporia it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Emporia, KS, at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Emporia it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Emporia, KS, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Emporia), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Playa del Carmen is it still yesterday in Emporia, KS?
Before 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Emporia has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Emporia, it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Emporia, KS, the same all year?
No. Only Emporia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Emporia and Playa del Carmen will have the same time.
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