Tongo to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Tongo. 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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Tongo 20:53 8:53 PM Playa del Carmen 15:53 3:53 PM You –:–
20:53 8:53 PM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 05:56 · 🌙 17:39
15:53 3:53 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:12
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−5 h
Playa del Carmen is 5 h behind Tongo.
When you, Tongo 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
🇬🇭 Tongo
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
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 18 6 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇭 Tongo | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:53 | 15:53 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+0 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Tongo | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Accra | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:56 | 06:53 |
| Sunset | 17:39 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 43 min | 11 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | — | 149,923 |
Compare Tongo with another city
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Big time differences
Tongo and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Tongo is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 5 hours behind Tongo: UTC−5 against UTC+0.
If it is 9:00 AM in Tongo, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Tongo, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 6:00 PM in Tongo?
When it is 6:00 PM in Tongo, it is 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
When do working hours in Tongo and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Tongo, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Playa del Carmen.
Until what time in Tongo is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 5:00 AM in Tongo, 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 Tongo.
Does the time difference between Tongo and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 5 hours all year.
