Vanuatu to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Vanuatu. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Vanuatu 12:42 12:42 PM Playa del Carmen 20:42 8:42 PM You –:–
12:42 12:42 PM
Vanuatu Standard Time · UTC+11
☀️ 05:23 · 🌙 17:46
20:42 8:42 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:30
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−16 h
Playa del Carmen is 16 h behind Vanuatu.
When you, Vanuatu 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
🇻🇺 Vanuatu
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:42 | 20:42 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Vanuatu Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Vanuatu | — | −16 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Efate | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:23 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 17:46 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 12 h 24 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 300,019 | 149,923 |
Compare Vanuatu with another city
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Vanuatu and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How far behind Vanuatu is Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 16 hours behind Vanuatu: UTC−5 against UTC+11.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen when it is 9:00 AM in Vanuatu?
When it is 9:00 AM in Vanuatu, it is 5:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
If it is 6:00 PM in Vanuatu, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Vanuatu, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 2:00 AM.
When do working hours in Vanuatu and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Vanuatu, which is 5:00 PM (the previous day) to 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen.
When is it still the previous day in Playa del Carmen?
Until 4:00 PM in Vanuatu it is still the previous day in Playa del Carmen. The other way round, from 8:00 AM in Playa del Carmen it is already the next day in Vanuatu.
Is the time difference between Vanuatu and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Vanuatu nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 16 hours.
