Playa del Carmen to Taichung: time difference
Taichung 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.
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Playa del Carmen 07:28 7:28 AM Taichung 20:28 8:28 PM You –:–
07:28 7:28 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
20:28 8:28 PM
Taipei Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 17:37
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+13 h
Taichung is 13 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
🇹🇼 Taichung
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 | 🇹🇼 Taichung |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:28 | 20:28 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Taipei Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Playa del Carmen | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Taipei |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:37 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 2,767,239 |
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Playa del Carmen and Taichung: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Taichung?
Taichung is 13 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+8 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Taichung when it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen?
When it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is 10:00 PM in Taichung.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Taichung?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Taichung show 7:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Taichung overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Playa del Carmen (9:00 AM) is 10:00 PM in Taichung, and the start of the day in Taichung is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When is it already the next day in Taichung?
From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Taichung. The other way round, until 1:00 PM in Taichung it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen.
Does the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Taichung change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
