Tak to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Tak. 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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Tak 22:32 10:32 PM Playa del Carmen 10:32 10:32 AM You –:–
22:32 10:32 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 17:59
10:32 10:32 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:21
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−12 h
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Tak.
When you, Tak 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
🇹🇭 Tak
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
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 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇭 Tak | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:32 | 10:32 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Tak | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:18 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 18:21 |
| Daylight | 11 h 41 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 19,900 | 149,923 |
Compare Tak with another city
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Big time differences
Tak and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Tak and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 12 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Tak is on UTC+7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Tak, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Tak, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 9:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Tak, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Tak, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 6:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Tak?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Tak and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Tak it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 9:00 PM in Tak.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 12:00 PM in Tak it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Tak.
Is the time difference between Tak and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Tak nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 12 hours.
