Pyongyang to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Pyongyang. 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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Pyongyang 12:46 12:46 PM Playa del Carmen 22:46 10:46 PM You –:–
12:46 12:46 PM
Korean Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:08
22:46 10:46 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−14 h
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Pyongyang.
When you, Pyongyang 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
🇰🇵 Pyongyang
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 | 🇰🇵 Pyongyang | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:46 | 22:46 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Korean Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Pyongyang | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Pyongyang | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 27 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 3,255,288 | 149,923 |
Compare Pyongyang with another city
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Pyongyang and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Pyongyang is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 14 hours behind those in Pyongyang (UTC−5 and UTC+9).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Pyongyang?
The working day in Pyongyang starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Pyongyang, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Pyongyang, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Pyongyang and Playa del Carmen are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Pyongyang at 9:00 AM, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 11:00 PM in Pyongyang time.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Pyongyang?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 2:00 PM in Pyongyang, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Pyongyang is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Pyongyang and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Pyongyang nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 14 hours all year round.
