Salalah to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 9 h behind Salalah. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Salalah 06:39 6:39 AM Playa del Carmen 21:39 9:39 PM You –:–
06:39 6:39 AM
Gulf Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 18:07
21:39 9:39 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−9 h
Playa del Carmen is 9 h behind Salalah.
When you, Salalah 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
🇴🇲 Salalah
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
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 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇴🇲 Salalah | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:39 | 21:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Gulf Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Salalah | — | −9 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Muscat | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:16 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 178,469 | 149,923 |
Compare Salalah with another city
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Big time differences
Salalah and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Salalah is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 9 hours behind those in Salalah (UTC−5 and UTC+4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Salalah, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Salalah, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 12:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Salalah?
The working day in Salalah ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 9:00 AM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Salalah 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 Salalah at 9:00 AM, it is 12:00 AM in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 6:00 PM in Salalah time.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Salalah?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 9:00 AM in Salalah, it is still the previous day there. From 3:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Salalah is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Salalah and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Salalah nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 9 hours.
