Playa del Carmen to Lancaster, PA: time difference
Lancaster, PA is 1 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 07:29 7:29 AM Lancaster, PA 08:29 8:29 AM You –:–
07:29 7:29 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
08:29 8:29 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:21
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+1 h
Lancaster, PA is 1 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
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Working hours
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
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🇺🇸 Lancaster, PA
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇺🇸 Lancaster, PA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:29 | 08:29 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 07:20 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 11 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 59,322 |
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Playa del Carmen and Lancaster, PA: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Lancaster, PA?
Lancaster is 1 hour ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC−4 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Lancaster, PA, at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in Lancaster it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Lancaster, PA?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Lancaster show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Lancaster, PA, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lancaster), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Lancaster, PA?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Lancaster has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Lancaster, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Lancaster, PA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lancaster. From November 1, 2026, Lancaster and Playa del Carmen will have the same time.
