Vang Vieng to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Vang Vieng. 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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Vang Vieng 13:46 1:46 PM Playa del Carmen 01:46 1:46 AM You –:–
13:46 1:46 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:04 · 🌙 17:50
01:46 1:46 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 18:27
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−12 h
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Vang Vieng.
When you, Vang Vieng 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
🇱🇦 Vang Vieng
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
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 10 10 AM 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇦 Vang Vieng | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:46 | 01:46 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Vang Vieng | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Vientiane | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:04 | 06:43 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 46 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 25,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Vang Vieng with another city
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Big time differences
Vang Vieng and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Vang Vieng is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 12 hours behind Vang Vieng: UTC−5 against UTC+7.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Vang Vieng?
When it is 9:00 AM in Vang Vieng, it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Vang Vieng, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Vang Vieng, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 6:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Vang Vieng 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 Vang Vieng at 9:00 AM, it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; the day in Playa del Carmen starts at 9:00 PM in Vang Vieng time.
Until what time in Vang Vieng is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 12:00 PM in Vang Vieng, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 12:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Vang Vieng.
Does the time difference between Vang Vieng and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 12 hours all year.
