Playa del Carmen to Sendai: time difference
Sendai is 14 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
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Playa del Carmen 13:31 1:31 PM Sendai 03:31 3:31 AM You –:–
13:31 1:31 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
03:31 3:31 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 16:53
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+14 h
Sendai is 14 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
🇯🇵 Sendai
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 12 12 PM 13 1 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇯🇵 Sendai |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:31 | 03:31 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Japan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +14 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Tokyo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 05:51 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 16:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 1,082,159 |
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Playa del Carmen and Sendai: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Sendai?
Sendai is 14 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+9 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Sendai when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 11:00 PM in Sendai.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Sendai?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Sendai show 8:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Sendai from Playa del Carmen?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Playa del Carmen and in Sendai do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is 11:00 PM in Sendai; when the working day starts in Sendai, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When is it already the next day in Sendai?
From 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Sendai. The other way round, until 2:00 PM in Sendai it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Sendai the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Sendai switches to summer time, so the gap is always 14 hours.
