Playa del Carmen to Nara: time difference
Nara is 14 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 20:01 8:01 PM Nara 10:01 10:01 AM You –:–
20:01 8:01 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
10:01 10:01 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 17:19
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+14 h
Nara is 14 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Nara 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
🇯🇵 Nara
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 13 1 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇯🇵 Nara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:01 | 10:01 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Japan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +14 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Tokyo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 06:06 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 355,280 |
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Playa del Carmen and Nara: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Nara?
Nara is 14 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+9 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Nara?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Nara show 11:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Nara?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Nara show 8:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Nara from Playa del Carmen?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Playa del Carmen and in Nara do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is 11:00 PM in Nara; when the working day starts in Nara, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Nara compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Nara earlier: at 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 PM in Nara, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Nara the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Nara switches to summer time, so the gap is always 14 hours.
