Sapporo to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Sapporo. 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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Sapporo 16:14 4:14 PM Playa del Carmen 02:14 2:14 AM You –:–
16:14 4:14 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 16:46
02:14 2:14 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−14 h
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Sapporo.
When you, Sapporo 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
🇯🇵 Sapporo
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 | 🇯🇵 Sapporo | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:14 | 02:14 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sapporo | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 16:46 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 10 h 52 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 1,973,395 | 149,923 |
Compare Sapporo with another city
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Sapporo and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Sapporo is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 14 hours behind those in Sapporo (UTC−5 and UTC+9).
If it is 9:00 AM in Sapporo, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Sapporo, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Sapporo, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Sapporo, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
When do working hours in Sapporo and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Sapporo (9:00 AM) is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 11:00 PM in Sapporo.
Until what time in Sapporo is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 2:00 PM in Sapporo, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Sapporo.
Is the time difference between Sapporo and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Sapporo nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 14 hours.
