🇿🇦 Pretoria, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Twilight
☀️ 05:39 · 🌙 18:11 · 12 h 33 min
Pretoria to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Pretoria. 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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Pretoria 04:56 4:56 AM Playa del Carmen 21:56 9:56 PM You –:–
04:56 4:56 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:39 · 🌙 18:11
21:56 9:56 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−7 h
Playa del Carmen is 7 h behind Pretoria.
When you, Pretoria 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
🇿🇦 Pretoria
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
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 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇿🇦 Pretoria | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:56 | 21:56 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Pretoria | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:39 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 33 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 741,651 | 149,923 |
Compare Pretoria with another city
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Big time differences
Pretoria and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Pretoria is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 7 hours behind those in Pretoria (UTC−5 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Pretoria, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Pretoria, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 2:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Pretoria?
The working day in Pretoria ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Pretoria and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Pretoria (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Pretoria?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 7:00 AM in Pretoria, it is still the previous day there. From 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Pretoria is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Pretoria and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Pretoria nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 7 hours.
