Playa del Carmen to Zărnești: time difference
Zărnești 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 17:19 5:19 PM Zărnești 01:19 1:19 AM You –:–
17:19 5:19 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
01:19 1:19 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:42 · 🌙 18:27
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+8 h
Zărnești is 8 h ahead of Playa del Carmen.
When you, Playa del Carmen and Zărnești 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
🇷🇴 Zărnești
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 | 🇷🇴 Zărnești |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:19 | 01:19 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 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/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 07:42 |
| Sunset | 18:22 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 10 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 149,923 | 24,926 |
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Playa del Carmen and Zărnești: common questions
How far ahead of Playa del Carmen is Zărnești?
Zărnești is 8 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen: UTC+3 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Zărnești?
At 9:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Zărnești show 5:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, what time is it in Zărnești?
At 6:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, clocks in Zărnești show 2:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Playa del Carmen and in Zărnești overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, which is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Zărnești.
When does the date change in Zărnești compared with Playa del Carmen?
The new day starts in Zărnești earlier: at 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already midnight there. Until 8:00 AM in Zărnești, Playa del Carmen is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Playa del Carmen and Zărnești the same all year?
No. Only Zărnești switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Zărnești will be 7 hours ahead of Playa del Carmen.
