Playa del Carmen to Ketchikan, AK: time difference
Ketchikan, AK is 3 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 04:52 4:52 AM Ketchikan, AK 01:52 1:52 AM You –:–
04:52 4:52 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
01:52 1:52 AM
Alaska Daylight Time · UTC-8
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 18:01
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−3 h
Ketchikan, AK is 3 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Ketchikan, AK 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
🇺🇸 Ketchikan, AK
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇺🇸 Ketchikan, AK |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:52 | 01:52 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Alaska Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-8 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Sitka |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-9, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 10 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 8,200 |
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Playa del Carmen and Ketchikan, AK: common questions
How far behind Playa del Carmen is Ketchikan, AK?
Ketchikan is 3 hours behind Playa del Carmen: UTC−8 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Ketchikan, AK?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Ketchikan show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Ketchikan, AK?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Ketchikan show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Ketchikan, AK, from Playa del Carmen?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Ketchikan – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Playa del Carmen is it still yesterday in Ketchikan, AK?
Before 3:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Ketchikan has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Ketchikan, it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Ketchikan, AK, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Ketchikan. From November 1, 2026, Ketchikan will be 4 hours behind Playa del Carmen.
