Playa del Carmen to Shimla: time difference
Shimla is 10 h 30 min ahead of Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+10 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 13:42 1:42 PM Shimla 00:12 12:12 AM You –:–
13:42 1:42 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
00:12 12:12 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:26 · 🌙 17:48
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+10 h 30 min
Shimla is 10 h 30 min ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Shimla are all at the desk
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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
🇮🇳 Shimla
10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇮🇳 Shimla |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:42 | 00:12 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +10 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Kolkata |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:45 | 06:26 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 17:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 170,000 |
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Playa del Carmen and Shimla: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Shimla?
The clocks in Shimla are 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+5:30 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Shimla when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 7:30 PM in Shimla.
What time is it in Shimla when it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is 4:30 AM (the next day) in Shimla.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Shimla overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM) is 7:30 PM in Shimla, and the start of the day in Shimla is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Shimla compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Shimla earlier: at 1:30 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 10:30 AM in Shimla, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Shimla the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Shimla switches to summer time, so the gap is always 10 hours and 30 minutes.
