Playa del Carmen to Sibolga: time difference
Sibolga is 12 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
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Playa del Carmen 16:37 4:37 PM Sibolga 04:37 4:37 AM You –:–
16:37 4:37 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
04:37 4:37 AM
Western Indonesia Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:08 · 🌙 18:12
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+12 h
Sibolga is 12 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
🇮🇩 Sibolga
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇮🇩 Sibolga |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:37 | 04:37 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Western Indonesia Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +12 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Jakarta |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 06:08 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 12 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 95,471 |
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Playa del Carmen and Sibolga: common questions
How many hours ahead of Playa del Carmen is Sibolga?
The clocks in Sibolga are 12 hours ahead of those in Playa del Carmen (UTC+7 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Sibolga?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Sibolga show 9:00 PM.
What time is it in Sibolga when it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is 6:00 AM (the next day) in Sibolga.
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Sibolga overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM) is 9:00 PM in Sibolga, and the start of the day in Sibolga is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When is it already the next day in Sibolga?
From 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Sibolga. The other way round, until 12:00 PM in Sibolga it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Sibolga change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 12 hours all year.
