Playa del Carmen to Macao (China): time difference
Macao (China) 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 05:46 5:46 AM Macao (China) 18:46 6:46 PM You –:–
05:46 5:46 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
18:46 6:46 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:21 · 🌙 18:07
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+13 h
Macao (China) is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Macao (China) 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
🇲🇴 Macao (China)
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 | 🇲🇴 Macao (China) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:46 | 18:46 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Macau |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:21 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 682,100 |
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Playa del Carmen and Macao (China): common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Macao (China)?
Macao is 13 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+8 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Macao (China) 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 Macao.
What time is it in Macao (China) at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Macao it is 7:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When is a good time to call Macao (China) from Playa del Carmen?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Playa del Carmen and in Macao do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 PM in Macao; when the working day starts in Macao, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When is it already the next day in Macao (China)?
From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Macao. The other way round, until 1:00 PM in Macao it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Macao (China) the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Macao switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
