Playa del Carmen to Phoenix, AZ: time difference
Phoenix, AZ is 2 h behind 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 05:36 5:36 AM Phoenix, AZ 03:36 3:36 AM You –:–
05:36 5:36 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
03:36 3:36 AM
Mountain Standard Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:30 · 🌙 18:02
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−2 h
Phoenix, AZ is 2 h behind Playa del Carmen.
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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
🇺🇸 Phoenix, AZ
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 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇺🇸 Phoenix, AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:36 | 03:36 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Mountain Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Phoenix |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:30 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:02 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 1,608,139 |
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Playa del Carmen and Phoenix, AZ: common questions
How many hours behind Playa del Carmen is Phoenix, AZ?
The clocks in Phoenix are 2 hours behind those in Playa del Carmen (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Phoenix, AZ?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Phoenix show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Phoenix, AZ?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Phoenix show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Phoenix, AZ, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Phoenix.
When is it still the previous day in Phoenix, AZ?
Until 2:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Phoenix. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Phoenix it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Phoenix, AZ, change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
