Playa del Carmen to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz is 1 h ahead of 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Playa del Carmen 21:40 9:40 PM Santa Cruz 22:40 10:40 PM You –:–
21:40 9:40 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
22:40 10:40 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:31 · 🌙 18:21
·
+1 h
Santa Cruz is 1 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Santa Cruz 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 Cruz
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 0 12 AM
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇦🇼 Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:40 | 22:40 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Aruba |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 06:31 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 15,236 |
Compare Playa del Carmen with another city
More comparisons with Playa del Carmen: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Playa del Carmen and Santa Cruz: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Santa Cruz?
The clocks in Santa Cruz are 1 hour ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC−4 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Santa Cruz show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Cruz at the end of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen ends at 6:00 PM; in Santa Cruz it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Santa Cruz overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz.
When is it already the next day in Santa Cruz?
From 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Santa Cruz. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Santa Cruz it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Santa Cruz the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Santa Cruz switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
