Pondicherry to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Pondicherry. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Pondicherry 03:47 3:47 AM Playa del Carmen 17:17 5:17 PM You –:–
03:47 3:47 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:01 · 🌙 17:52
17:17 5:17 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:25
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−10 h 30 min
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Pondicherry.
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Working hours
🇮🇳 Pondicherry
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
13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇳 Pondicherry | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:47 | 17:17 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Pondicherry | — | −10 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:01 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 17:52 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 11 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 100,000 | 149,923 |
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Pondicherry and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Pondicherry is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 10 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Pondicherry (UTC−5 and UTC+5:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Pondicherry, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Pondicherry, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:30 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Pondicherry?
When it is 6:00 PM in Pondicherry, it is 7:30 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Pondicherry?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Pondicherry and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Pondicherry it is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 7:30 PM in Pondicherry.
Until what time in Pondicherry is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 10:30 AM in Pondicherry, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 1:30 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Pondicherry.
Does the time gap between Pondicherry and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Pondicherry nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 10 hours and 30 minutes all year round.
