Sibu to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Sibu. 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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Sibu 05:11 5:11 AM Playa del Carmen 16:11 4:11 PM You –:–
05:11 5:11 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 18:20
16:11 4:11 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Sibu.
When you, Sibu 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
🇲🇾 Sibu
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 | 🇲🇾 Sibu | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:11 | 16:11 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sibu | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuching | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:16 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 12 h 3 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 198,239 | 149,923 |
Compare Sibu with another city
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Big time differences
Sibu and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Sibu is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Sibu: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sibu, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Sibu, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Sibu?
The working day in Sibu ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Sibu and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Sibu (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 10:00 PM in Sibu.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 PM in Sibu it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Sibu.
Does the time difference between Sibu and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
