Playa del Carmen to Luang Prabang: time difference
Luang Prabang is 12 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 01:47 1:47 AM Luang Prabang 13:47 1:47 PM You –:–
01:47 1:47 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
13:47 1:47 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:05 · 🌙 17:53
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+12 h
Luang Prabang is 12 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Luang Prabang 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
🇱🇦 Luang Prabang
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 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇱🇦 Luang Prabang |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:47 | 13:47 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +12 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Vientiane |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:05 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 53,792 |
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Playa del Carmen and Luang Prabang: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Luang Prabang?
The clocks in Luang Prabang are 12 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+7 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Luang Prabang?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Luang Prabang show 9:00 PM.
What time is it in Luang Prabang at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Luang Prabang it is 6:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Luang Prabang overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM) is 9:00 PM in Luang Prabang, and the start of the day in Luang Prabang is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When is it already the next day in Luang Prabang?
From 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Luang Prabang. The other way round, until 12:00 PM in Luang Prabang it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Luang Prabang change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 12 hours all year.
