Playa del Carmen to San Marcos, TX: time difference
San Marcos, TX is 1 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 11:57 11:57 AM San Marcos, TX 10:57 10:57 AM You –:–
11:57 11:57 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:54 · 🌙 18:12
10:57 10:57 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:50 · 🌙 17:42
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−1 h
San Marcos, TX is 1 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
🇺🇸 San Marcos, TX
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇺🇸 San Marcos, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:57 | 10:57 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:54 | 06:50 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 17:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 10 h 52 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 44,894 |
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Playa del Carmen and San Marcos, TX: common questions
What is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and San Marcos, TX?
San Marcos is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Playa del Carmen is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in San Marcos, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in San Marcos show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Marcos, TX, at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in San Marcos it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and San Marcos, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Marcos), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in San Marcos, TX, compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in San Marcos later: until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Marcos, Playa del Carmen is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and San Marcos, TX, the same all year?
No. Only San Marcos switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, San Marcos and Playa del Carmen will have the same time.
