Tangier to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Tangier. 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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Tangier 07:39 7:39 AM Playa del Carmen 01:39 1:39 AM You –:–
07:39 7:39 AM
GMT+01:00 · UTC+1
☀️ 07:26 · 🌙 18:56
01:39 1:39 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−6 h
Playa del Carmen is 6 h behind Tangier.
When you, Tangier 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
🇲🇦 Tangier
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
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 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇦 Tangier | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:39 | 01:39 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+01:00 | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Tangier | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Casablanca | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:26 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 30 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 947,952 | 149,923 |
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Big time differences
Tangier and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Tangier and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 5 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Tangier is on UTC+0.
If it is 9:00 AM in Tangier, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Tangier, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Tangier?
The working day in Tangier ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 1:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Tangier?
Between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Tangier – that is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Tangier is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 5:00 AM in Tangier, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 7:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Tangier.
Is the time difference between Tangier and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Tangier nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
