Playa del Carmen to Lucena: time difference
Lucena is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇵🇭 Lucena, Philippines
18
- Philippine Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Golden hour
☀️ 05:45 · 🌙 17:33 · 11 h 48 min
+13 h
Your time
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Playa del Carmen 17:12 5:12 PM Lucena 06:12 6:12 AM You –:–
17:12 5:12 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
06:12 6:12 AM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:45 · 🌙 17:33
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+13 h
Lucena is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Lucena are all at the desk
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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
🇵🇭 Lucena
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 12 12 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇵🇭 Lucena |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:12 | 06:12 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Philippine Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Manila |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 05:45 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 17:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 278,924 |
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Playa del Carmen and Lucena: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Lucena?
Lucena is 13 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+8 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Lucena when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 10:00 PM in Lucena.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Lucena?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Lucena show 7:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Lucena from Playa del Carmen?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Playa del Carmen and in Lucena do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 PM in Lucena; when the working day starts in Lucena, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Lucena compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Lucena earlier: at 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 PM in Lucena, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Lucena change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Lucena, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
