Pohang to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Pohang. 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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Pohang 03:40 3:40 AM Playa del Carmen 13:40 1:40 PM You –:–
03:40 3:40 AM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 17:44
13:40 1:40 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−14 h
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Pohang.
When you, Pohang and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇰🇷 Pohang
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
🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen
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 8 8 AM 9 9 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇷 Pohang | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:40 | 13:40 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Pohang | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Seoul | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:33 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:44 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 11 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 514,869 | 149,923 |
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Pohang and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Pohang is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 14 hours behind those in Pohang (UTC−5 and UTC+9).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Pohang?
The working day in Pohang starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Pohang?
When it is 6:00 PM in Pohang, it is 4:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When do working hours in Pohang and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Pohang (9:00 AM) is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 11:00 PM in Pohang.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 2:00 PM in Pohang it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Pohang.
Does the time difference between Pohang and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 14 hours all year.
