Playa del Carmen to Garland, TX: time difference

Garland, TX 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 10:18 10:18 AM Garland, TX 09:18 9:18 AM
Playa del Carmen 10:18 10:18 AM Garland, TX 09:18 9:18 AM You –:–
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen

10:18 10:18 AM

Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5

☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:12

🇺🇸 Garland, TX

09:18 9:18 AM

Central Standard Time · UTC-6

☀️ 06:50 · 🌙 17:32

⇄ Difference

−1 h

Garland, TX is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.

When you, Playa del Carmen and Garland, TX 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
🇺🇸 Garland, TX
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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Detail 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen 🇺🇸 Garland, TX
Local time 10:18 09:18
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 06:50
Sunset 18:12 17:32
Daylight 11 h 18 min 10 h 43 min
People on this clock 149,923 242,035

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Playa del Carmen and Garland, TX: common questions

How far behind Playa del Carmen is Garland, TX?
Garland is 1 hour behind Playa del Carmen: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Garland, TX, at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in Garland it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Garland, TX, when it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is 5:00 PM in Garland.
When is a good time to call Garland, TX, 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 Garland – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Garland, TX, compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Garland later: until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Garland, Playa del Carmen is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Garland, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Garland but not in Playa del Carmen. From March 14, 2027, Garland and Playa del Carmen will have the same time.
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