🇧🇬 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
42
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:46 · 11 h 21 min
Stara Zagora to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Stara Zagora. 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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Stara Zagora 13:48 1:48 PM Playa del Carmen 05:48 5:48 AM You –:–
13:48 1:48 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:46
05:48 5:48 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Stara Zagora.
When you, Stara Zagora 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
🇧🇬 Stara Zagora
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 | 🇧🇬 Stara Zagora | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:48 | 05:48 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Stara Zagora | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Sofia | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:25 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:46 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 21 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 149,266 | 149,923 |
Compare Stara Zagora with another city
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Big time differences
Stara Zagora and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Stara Zagora is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 8 hours behind those in Stara Zagora (UTC−5 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Stara Zagora, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Stara Zagora, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Stara Zagora, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Stara Zagora, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 10:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Stara Zagora?
Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Stara Zagora – 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).
Until what time in Stara Zagora is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 8:00 AM in Stara Zagora, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Stara Zagora.
Does the time difference between Stara Zagora and Playa del Carmen change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Stara Zagora. From October 25, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 7 hours behind Stara Zagora.
