Playa del Carmen to Samut Sakhon: time difference
Samut Sakhon 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 18:32 6:32 PM Samut Sakhon 06:32 6:32 AM You –:–
18:32 6:32 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
06:32 6:32 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 17:57
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+12 h
Samut Sakhon is 12 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Samut Sakhon 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
🇹🇭 Samut Sakhon
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 | 🇹🇭 Samut Sakhon |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:32 | 06:32 |
| 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 | 06:11 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 17:57 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 67,515 |
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Playa del Carmen and Samut Sakhon: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Samut Sakhon?
The clocks in Samut Sakhon are 12 hours ahead of 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 Samut Sakhon?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Samut Sakhon show 9:00 PM.
What time is it in Samut Sakhon at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Samut Sakhon it is 6:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Samut Sakhon are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Playa del Carmen at 9:00 AM, it is 9:00 PM in Samut Sakhon; the day in Samut Sakhon starts at 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen time.
From what time in Playa del Carmen is it tomorrow in Samut Sakhon?
Once it is 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, the date in Samut Sakhon has already changed. Until 12:00 PM in Samut Sakhon, it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Samut Sakhon change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 12 hours all year.
