San Juan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind San Juan. 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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San Juan 01:15 1:15 AM Playa del Carmen 12:15 12:15 PM You –:–
01:15 1:15 AM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:48 · 🌙 17:35
12:15 12:15 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind San Juan.
When you, San Juan 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
🇵🇭 San Juan
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 | 🇵🇭 San Juan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:15 | 12:15 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Philippine Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Juan | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Manila | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:48 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:35 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 47 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 126,347 | 149,923 |
Compare San Juan with another city
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Big time differences
San Juan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind San Juan is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in San Juan (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in San Juan?
The working day in San Juan starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Juan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in San Juan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
Is there a time when both San Juan 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 San Juan 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 San Juan time.
Until what time in San Juan is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in San Juan, 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 San Juan.
Is the time difference between San Juan and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither San Juan nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
