Tsukuba to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Tsukuba. 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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Tsukuba 00:05 12:05 AM Playa del Carmen 10:05 10:05 AM You –:–
00:05 12:05 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:01
10:05 10:05 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:23
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−14 h
Playa del Carmen is 14 h behind Tsukuba.
When you, Tsukuba 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
🇯🇵 Tsukuba
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 | 🇯🇵 Tsukuba | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:05 | 10:05 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Tsukuba | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:01 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 11 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 230,398 | 149,923 |
Compare Tsukuba with another city
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Tsukuba and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Tsukuba is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 14 hours behind those in Tsukuba (UTC−5 and UTC+9).
If it is 9:00 AM in Tsukuba, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Tsukuba, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 7:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Tsukuba, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Tsukuba, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 4:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Tsukuba and Playa del Carmen are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Tsukuba at 9:00 AM, it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 11:00 PM in Tsukuba time.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 2:00 PM in Tsukuba it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Tsukuba.
Is the time difference between Tsukuba and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Tsukuba nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 14 hours.
