Saint Croix to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Saint Croix. 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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Saint Croix 18:29 6:29 PM Playa del Carmen 17:29 5:29 PM You –:–
18:29 6:29 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 17:55
17:29 5:29 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−1 h
Playa del Carmen is 1 h behind Saint Croix.
When you, Saint Croix 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
🇻🇮 Saint Croix
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 | 🇻🇮 Saint Croix | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:29 | 17:29 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Saint Croix | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/St Thomas | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 50,601 | 149,923 |
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Saint Croix and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Saint Croix is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 1 hour behind Saint Croix: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Saint Croix?
The working day in Saint Croix starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Saint Croix, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Saint Croix, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Saint Croix and Playa del Carmen are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Saint Croix (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Playa del Carmen), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Saint Croix is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 AM in Saint Croix, 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 Saint Croix.
Does the time gap between Saint Croix and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Saint Croix nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
