Taipa to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Taipa. 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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Taipa 21:00 9:00 PM Playa del Carmen 08:00 8:00 AM You –:–
21:00 9:00 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:21 · 🌙 18:07
08:00 8:00 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Taipa.
When you, Taipa 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
🇲🇴 Taipa
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 | 🇲🇴 Taipa | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:00 | 08:00 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Taipa | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Macau | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:21 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 46 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 78,497 | 149,923 |
Compare Taipa with another city
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Big time differences
Taipa and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Taipa is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 13 hours behind those in Taipa (UTC−5 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Taipa?
When it is 9:00 AM in Taipa, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Taipa, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Taipa, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When do working hours in Taipa and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Taipa (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 10:00 PM in Taipa.
Until what time in Taipa is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in Taipa, 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 Taipa.
Is the time difference between Taipa and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Taipa nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
