Playa del Carmen to Janub-as-surrah: time difference
Janub-as-surrah is 8 h ahead of 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 07:43 7:43 AM Janub-as-surrah 15:43 3:43 PM You –:–
07:43 7:43 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
15:43 3:43 PM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:52 · 🌙 17:16
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+8 h
Janub-as-surrah is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Janub-as-surrah 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
🇰🇼 Janub-as-surrah
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇰🇼 Janub-as-surrah |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:43 | 15:43 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Kuwait |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 05:52 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 17:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 18,496 |
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Playa del Carmen and Janub-as-surrah: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Janub-as-surrah?
The clocks in Janub-as-surrah are 8 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+3 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Janub-as-surrah when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 5:00 PM in Janub-as-surrah.
What time is it in Janub-as-surrah at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Janub-as-surrah it is 2:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Janub-as-surrah are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen (5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Janub-as-surrah), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Janub-as-surrah?
From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Janub-as-surrah. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Janub-as-surrah it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Janub-as-surrah change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 8 hours all year.
