Sighisoara to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Sighisoara. 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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Sighisoara 03:25 3:25 AM Playa del Carmen 19:25 7:25 PM You –:–
03:25 3:25 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:50 · 🌙 18:21
19:25 7:25 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:47 · 🌙 18:19
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Sighisoara.
When you, Sighisoara 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
🇷🇴 Sighisoara
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
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 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Sighisoara | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:25 | 19:25 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 24, 2026 | Friday, October 23, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sighisoara | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:50 | 06:47 |
| Sunset | 18:21 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 10 h 30 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 32,570 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
Sighisoara and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Sighisoara is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 8 hours behind those in Sighisoara (UTC−5 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Sighisoara?
The working day in Sighisoara starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 1:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sighisoara, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Sighisoara, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Sighisoara?
Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Sighisoara – that is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Sighisoara?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 8:00 AM in Sighisoara, it is still the previous day there. From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, Sighisoara is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Sighisoara and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Sighisoara switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 7 hours behind Sighisoara.
