Playa del Carmen to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Playa del Carmen 19:13 7:13 PM Sofia 03:13 3:13 AM You –:–
19:13 7:13 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
03:13 3:13 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:55
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+8 h
Sofia is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Sofia 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
🇧🇬 Sofia
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:13 | 03:13 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 07:34 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 18:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 1,286,383 |
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Playa del Carmen and Sofia: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Sofia?
Sofia is 8 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+3 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Sofia at the start of the working day in Playa del Carmen?
The working day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 AM; in Sofia it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Sofia show 2:00 AM (the next day).
When is a good time to call Sofia from Playa del Carmen?
Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen – that is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Sofia?
From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Sofia. The other way round, until 8:00 AM in Sofia it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Sofia the same all year?
No. Only Sofia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Sofia will be 7 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
