🇦🇺 Southern Cross, Australia
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- Australian Western Standard Time
- UTC+8
- Night
☀️ 05:20 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 56 min
Southern Cross to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Southern Cross. 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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Southern Cross 19:35 7:35 PM Playa del Carmen 06:35 6:35 AM You –:–
19:35 7:35 PM
Australian Western Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:20 · 🌙 18:16
06:35 6:35 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Southern Cross.
When you, Southern Cross 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
🇦🇺 Southern Cross
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 | 🇦🇺 Southern Cross | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:35 | 06:35 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Western Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Southern Cross | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Perth | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:20 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 12 h 56 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 700 | 149,923 |
Compare Southern Cross with another city
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Big time differences
Southern Cross and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Southern Cross is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Southern Cross: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Southern Cross?
The working day in Southern Cross starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Southern Cross?
The working day in Southern Cross ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 5:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Southern Cross?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Southern Cross and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Southern Cross it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 10:00 PM in Southern Cross.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 1:00 PM in Southern Cross 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 Southern Cross.
Does the time gap between Southern Cross and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Southern Cross nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
