Thimphu to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 11 h behind Thimphu. 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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Thimphu 17:16 5:16 PM Playa del Carmen 06:16 6:16 AM You –:–
17:16 5:16 PM
Bhutan Time · UTC+6
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:39
06:16 6:16 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−11 h
Playa del Carmen is 11 h behind Thimphu.
When you, Thimphu 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
🇧🇹 Thimphu
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
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 12 12 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇹 Thimphu | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:16 | 06:16 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Bhutan Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Thimphu | — | −11 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Thimphu | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:59 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:39 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 98,676 | 149,923 |
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Thimphu and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Thimphu is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 11 hours behind those in Thimphu (UTC−5 and UTC+6).
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Thimphu?
When it is 9:00 AM in Thimphu, it is 10:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Thimphu, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Thimphu, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 AM.
When do working hours in Thimphu and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Thimphu (9:00 AM) is 10:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 8:00 PM in Thimphu.
Until what time in Thimphu is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 11:00 AM in Thimphu, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Thimphu.
Does the time gap between Thimphu and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Thimphu nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 11 hours all year round.
