Samarinda to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Samarinda. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Samarinda 12:54 12:54 PM Playa del Carmen 23:54 11:54 PM You –:–
12:54 12:54 PM
Central Indonesia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:01
23:54 11:54 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Samarinda.
When you, Samarinda 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
🇮🇩 Samarinda
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
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 10 10 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇩 Samarinda | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:54 | 23:54 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Indonesia Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Samarinda | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Makassar | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 7 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 726,223 | 149,923 |
Compare Samarinda with another city
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Big time differences
Samarinda and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Samarinda is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Samarinda: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Samarinda, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Samarinda, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Samarinda?
When it is 6:00 PM in Samarinda, it is 5:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
Is there a time when both Samarinda 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 Samarinda at 9:00 AM, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 10:00 PM in Samarinda time.
Until what time in Samarinda is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in Samarinda, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Samarinda.
Does the time difference between Samarinda and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
