Playa del Carmen to New Cairo: time difference
New Cairo 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.
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Playa del Carmen 17:59 5:59 PM New Cairo 01:59 1:59 AM You –:–
17:59 5:59 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
01:59 1:59 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:58 · 🌙 18:22
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+8 h
New Cairo is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and New Cairo 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
🇪🇬 New Cairo
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 | 🇪🇬 New Cairo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:59 | 01:59 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 06:58 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 39 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 298,343 |
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Playa del Carmen and New Cairo: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and New Cairo?
New Cairo is 8 hours ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
What time is it in New Cairo when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 5:00 PM in New Cairo.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in New Cairo?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in New Cairo show 2:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call New Cairo from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen – that is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in New Cairo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in New Cairo?
From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in New Cairo. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in New Cairo it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and New Cairo the same all year?
No. Only New Cairo switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, New Cairo will be 7 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
