Playa del Carmen to Muscat: time difference
Muscat is 9 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 05:42 5:42 AM Muscat 14:42 2:42 PM You –:–
05:42 5:42 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
14:42 2:42 PM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:46
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+9 h
Muscat is 9 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Muscat 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
🇴🇲 Muscat
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 8 8 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇴🇲 Muscat |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:42 | 14:42 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Gulf Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+4 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +9 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Muscat |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:46 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 1,090,797 |
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Playa del Carmen and Muscat: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Muscat?
Muscat is 9 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+4 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Muscat?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Muscat show 6:00 PM.
What time is it in Muscat at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Muscat it is 3:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Muscat overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM) is 6:00 PM in Muscat, and the start of the day in Muscat is 12:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Muscat?
Once it is 3:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Muscat has already changed. Until 9:00 AM in Muscat, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Muscat change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Muscat, so the gap is 9 hours all year round.
