Playa del Carmen to Sakon Nakhon: time difference
Sakon Nakhon is 12 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 13:06 1:06 PM Sakon Nakhon 01:06 1:06 AM You –:–
13:06 1:06 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
01:06 1:06 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:39
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+12 h
Sakon Nakhon is 12 h ahead of 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
🇹🇭 Sakon Nakhon
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 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇹🇭 Sakon Nakhon |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:06 | 01:06 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +12 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 05:58 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 17:39 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 53,100 |
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Playa del Carmen and Sakon Nakhon: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Sakon Nakhon?
Sakon Nakhon is 12 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+7 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Sakon Nakhon at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in Sakon Nakhon it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Sakon Nakhon?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Sakon Nakhon show 6:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Sakon Nakhon from Playa del Carmen?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Playa del Carmen and in Sakon Nakhon do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is 9:00 PM in Sakon Nakhon; when the working day starts in Sakon Nakhon, it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Sakon Nakhon compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Sakon Nakhon earlier: at 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 12:00 PM in Sakon Nakhon, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Playa del Carmen and Sakon Nakhon change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Playa del Carmen nor in Sakon Nakhon, so the gap is 12 hours all year round.
