Playa del Carmen to the Galapagos Islands: time difference
The Galapagos Islands 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 02:17 2:17 AM Galapagos Islands 01:17 1:17 AM You –:–
02:17 2:17 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
01:17 1:17 AM
Galapagos Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:45 · 🌙 17:54
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−1 h
The Galapagos Islands is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and the Galapagos Islands 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
🇪🇨 Galapagos Islands
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 | 🇪🇨 Galapagos Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:17 | 01:17 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Galapagos Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Pacific/Galapagos |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 05:45 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 12 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 32,000 |
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Playa del Carmen and the Galapagos Islands: common questions
How many hours behind Playa del Carmen is the Galapagos Islands?
The clocks in the Galapagos Islands are 1 hour behind those in Playa del Carmen (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in the Galapagos Islands?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in the Galapagos Islands show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in the Galapagos Islands at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in the Galapagos Islands it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call the Galapagos Islands 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 the Galapagos Islands – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Playa del Carmen is it still yesterday in the Galapagos Islands?
Before 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in the Galapagos Islands has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in the Galapagos Islands, it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and the Galapagos Islands change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
