Ponce to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Ponce. 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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Ponce 13:57 1:57 PM Playa del Carmen 12:57 12:57 PM You –:–
13:57 1:57 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:21 · 🌙 18:04
12:57 12:57 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Ponce.
When you, Ponce 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
🇵🇷 Ponce
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇷 Ponce | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:57 | 12:57 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Ponce | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Puerto Rico | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:21 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 107,951 | 149,923 |
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Ponce and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Ponce is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour behind Ponce: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Ponce, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Ponce, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Ponce?
When it is 6:00 PM in Ponce, it is 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Ponce?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Ponce – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Ponce is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 AM in Ponce, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Ponce.
Does the time difference between Ponce and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
