Takamatsu to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Takamatsu. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Takamatsu 12:31 12:31 PM Playa del Carmen 22:31 10:31 PM You –:–
12:31 12:31 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 17:24
22:31 10:31 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−14 h
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Takamatsu.
When you, Takamatsu 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
🇯🇵 Takamatsu
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
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 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Takamatsu | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:31 | 22:31 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Takamatsu | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:24 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 10 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 426,514 | 149,923 |
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Takamatsu and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Takamatsu and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 14 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Takamatsu is on UTC+9.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Takamatsu?
When it is 9:00 AM in Takamatsu, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Takamatsu, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Takamatsu, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
When do working hours in Takamatsu and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Takamatsu (9:00 AM) is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 11:00 PM in Takamatsu.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Takamatsu?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 2:00 PM in Takamatsu, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Takamatsu is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Takamatsu and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Takamatsu nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 14 hours all year round.
