Suva to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 17 h behind Suva. 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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Suva 23:26 11:26 PM Playa del Carmen 06:26 6:26 AM You –:–
23:26 11:26 PM
Fiji Standard Time · UTC+12
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 18:06
06:26 6:26 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−17 h
Playa del Carmen is 17 h behind Suva.
When you, Suva 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
🇫🇯 Suva
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇫🇯 Suva | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:26 | 06:26 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Fiji Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+12 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Suva | — | −17 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Fiji | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 12 h 24 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 100,000 | 149,923 |
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Suva and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Suva is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 17 hours behind those in Suva (UTC−5 and UTC+12).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Suva?
The working day in Suva starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 4:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Suva?
When it is 6:00 PM in Suva, it is 1:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When do working hours in Suva and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Suva, which is 4:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 5:00 PM in Suva it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 7:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Suva.
Is the time difference between Suva and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Suva nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 17 hours.
