Playa del Carmen to Kirkwall: time difference
Kirkwall is 6 h ahead of 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 14:26 2:26 PM Kirkwall 20:26 8:26 PM You –:–
14:26 2:26 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:47 · 🌙 18:20
20:26 8:26 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:05 · 🌙 17:49
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+6 h
Kirkwall is 6 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Kirkwall 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
🇬🇧 Kirkwall
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇬🇧 Kirkwall |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:26 | 20:26 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +6 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:47 | 08:05 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 17:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 33 min | 9 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 7,500 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
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Playa del Carmen and Kirkwall: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Kirkwall?
Kirkwall is 6 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+1 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Kirkwall?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Kirkwall show 3:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Kirkwall?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Kirkwall show 12:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Kirkwall from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – that is 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Kirkwall – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Kirkwall?
From 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Kirkwall. The other way round, until 6:00 AM in Kirkwall it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Kirkwall change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Kirkwall but not in Playa del Carmen. From October 25, 2026, Kirkwall will be 5 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
