Sihanoukville to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Sihanoukville. 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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Sihanoukville 04:12 4:12 AM Playa del Carmen 16:12 4:12 PM You –:–
04:12 4:12 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:50
16:12 4:12 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:26
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−12 h
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Sihanoukville.
When you, Sihanoukville 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
🇰🇭 Sihanoukville
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
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 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇭 Sihanoukville | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:12 | 16:12 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sihanoukville | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Phnom Penh | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | 73,036 | 149,923 |
Compare Sihanoukville with another city
More comparisons with Sihanoukville: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Sihanoukville and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Sihanoukville is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 12 hours behind those in Sihanoukville (UTC−5 and UTC+7).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Sihanoukville?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sihanoukville, it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sihanoukville, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Sihanoukville, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 6:00 AM.
When do working hours in Sihanoukville and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Sihanoukville (9:00 AM) is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 9:00 PM in Sihanoukville.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 12:00 PM in Sihanoukville it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Sihanoukville.
Is the time difference between Sihanoukville and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Sihanoukville nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 12 hours.
