Playa del Carmen to Palau: time difference
Palau 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 05:37 5:37 AM Palau 19:37 7:37 PM You –:–
05:37 5:37 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
19:37 7:37 PM
Palau Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:50
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+14 h
Palau is 14 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Palau 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
🇵🇼 Palau
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 | 🇵🇼 Palau |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:37 | 19:37 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Palau Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +14 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Pacific/Palau |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:50 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:50 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 21,729 |
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Playa del Carmen and Palau: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Palau?
The clocks in Palau are 14 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+9 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Palau?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Palau show 11:00 PM.
What time is it in Palau at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Palau it is 8:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Palau overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM) is 11:00 PM in Palau, and the start of the day in Palau is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Palau compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Palau earlier: at 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 PM in Palau, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Palau the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Palau switches to summer time, so the gap is always 14 hours.
