Sri Lanka to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Sri Lanka. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Sri Lanka 09:09 9:09 AM Playa del Carmen 22:39 10:39 PM You –:–
09:09 9:09 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:58
22:39 10:39 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−10 h 30 min
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Sri Lanka.
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Working hours
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
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
13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:09 | 22:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sri Lanka | — | −10 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:58 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 21,444,000 | 149,923 |
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Sri Lanka and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Sri Lanka is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind Sri Lanka: UTC−5 against UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Sri Lanka?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sri Lanka, it is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sri Lanka, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Sri Lanka, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:30 AM.
When do working hours in Sri Lanka and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Sri Lanka (9:00 AM) is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 7:30 PM in Sri Lanka.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Sri Lanka?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 10:30 AM in Sri Lanka, it is still the previous day there. From 1:30 PM in Playa del Carmen, Sri Lanka is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Sri Lanka and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 10 hours and 30 minutes all year.
