Playa del Carmen to Santa Ana: time difference
Santa Ana 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 06:08 6:08 AM Santa Ana 05:08 5:08 AM You –:–
06:08 6:08 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
05:08 5:08 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
Santa Ana is 1 h behind Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Santa Ana 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
🇨🇷 Santa Ana
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 | 🇨🇷 Santa Ana |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:08 | 05:08 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 13,000 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
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Playa del Carmen and Santa Ana: common questions
How far behind Playa del Carmen is Santa Ana?
Santa Ana is 1 hour behind Playa del Carmen: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Santa Ana at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in Santa Ana it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Santa Ana?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Santa Ana show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Santa Ana overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santa Ana.
When is it still the previous day in Santa Ana?
Until 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is still the previous day in Santa Ana. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Santa Ana it is already the next day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Santa Ana the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Santa Ana switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
