Thoothukudi to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Thoothukudi. 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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Thoothukudi 03:38 3:38 AM Playa del Carmen 17:08 5:08 PM You –:–
03:38 3:38 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:06 · 🌙 18:00
17:08 5:08 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−10 h 30 min
Playa del Carmen is 10 h 30 min behind Thoothukudi.
When you, Thoothukudi and Playa del Carmen are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇮🇳 Thoothukudi
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
13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇳 Thoothukudi | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:38 | 17:08 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Thoothukudi | — | −10 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:06 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 100,000 | 149,923 |
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Thoothukudi and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Thoothukudi is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 10 hours and 30 minutes behind Thoothukudi: UTC−5 against UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Thoothukudi?
The working day in Thoothukudi starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 10:30 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Thoothukudi?
When it is 6:00 PM in Thoothukudi, it is 7:30 AM in Playa del Carmen.
When do working hours in Thoothukudi and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Thoothukudi (9:00 AM) is 10:30 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 7:30 PM in Thoothukudi.
Until what time in Thoothukudi is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 10:30 AM in Thoothukudi, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 1:30 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Thoothukudi.
Is the time difference between Thoothukudi and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Thoothukudi nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 10 hours and 30 minutes.
