Sungai Petani to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Sungai Petani. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Sungai Petani 23:28 11:28 PM Playa del Carmen 10:28 10:28 AM You –:–
23:28 11:28 PM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 19:04
10:28 10:28 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:25
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Sungai Petani.
When you, Sungai Petani and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇲🇾 Sungai Petani
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 | 🇲🇾 Sungai Petani | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:28 | 10:28 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | Malaysia Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Sungai Petani | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kuala Lumpur | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:04 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 40 min |
| People on this clock | 545,053 | 149,923 |
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Sungai Petani and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Sungai Petani is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind Sungai Petani: UTC−5 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sungai Petani, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Sungai Petani, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Sungai Petani, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Sungai Petani, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Sungai Petani and Playa del Carmen are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Sungai Petani at 9:00 AM, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 10:00 PM in Sungai Petani time.
Until what time in Sungai Petani is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in Sungai Petani, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Sungai Petani.
Does the time difference between Sungai Petani and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
