Playa del Carmen to Lusail: time difference
Lusail is 8 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 21:04 9:04 PM Lusail 05:04 5:04 AM You –:–
21:04 9:04 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
05:04 5:04 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:34 · 🌙 17:05
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+8 h
Lusail is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Lusail 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
🇶🇦 Lusail
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 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇶🇦 Lusail |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:04 | 05:04 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Qatar |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 05:34 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 17:05 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 198,600 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
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Playa del Carmen and Lusail: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Lusail?
The clocks in Lusail are 8 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+3 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Lusail?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Lusail show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Lusail at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Lusail it is 2:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Lusail are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen (5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Lusail), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Lusail compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Lusail earlier: at 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 8:00 AM in Lusail, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Lusail the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Lusail switches to summer time, so the gap is always 8 hours.
