Port Vila to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Port Vila. 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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Port Vila 16:51 4:51 PM Playa del Carmen 00:51 12:51 AM You –:–
16:51 4:51 PM
Vanuatu Standard Time · UTC+11
☀️ 05:23 · 🌙 17:46
00:51 12:51 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−16 h
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Port Vila.
When you, Port Vila 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
🇻🇺 Port Vila
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
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 | 🇻🇺 Port Vila | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:51 | 00:51 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Vanuatu Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Port Vila | — | −16 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Efate | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:23 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:46 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 24 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 44,039 | 149,923 |
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Port Vila and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Port Vila is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 16 hours behind those in Port Vila (UTC−5 and UTC+11).
If it is 9:00 AM in Port Vila, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Port Vila, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Port Vila, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Port Vila, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 2:00 AM.
When do working hours in Port Vila and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Port Vila, which is 5:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Port Vila?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 4:00 PM in Port Vila, it is still the previous day there. From 8:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Port Vila is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Port Vila and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 16 hours all year.
