Playa del Carmen to Southern Cross: time difference
Southern Cross is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Southern Cross, Australia
54
- Australian Western Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Night
☀️ 05:20 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 56 min
+13 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Playa del Carmen 07:32 7:32 AM Southern Cross 20:32 8:32 PM You –:–
07:32 7:32 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
20:32 8:32 PM
Australian Western Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:20 · 🌙 18:16
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+13 h
Southern Cross is 13 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Southern Cross 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
🇦🇺 Southern Cross
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 12 12 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen | 🇦🇺 Southern Cross |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:32 | 20:32 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Australian Western Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Australia/Perth |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 05:20 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 37 min | 12 h 56 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 700 |
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Playa del Carmen and Southern Cross: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Southern Cross?
Southern Cross is 13 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+8 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Southern Cross?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Southern Cross show 10:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Southern Cross?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Southern Cross show 7:00 AM (the next day).
Is there a time when both Playa del Carmen and Southern Cross are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Playa del Carmen at 9:00 AM, it is 10:00 PM in Southern Cross; the day in Southern Cross starts at 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen time.
When is it already the next day in Southern Cross?
From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Southern Cross. The other way round, until 1:00 PM in Southern Cross it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Southern Cross the same all year?
Yes. Neither Playa del Carmen nor Southern Cross switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
