Vung Tau to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Vung Tau. 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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Vung Tau 18:46 6:46 PM Playa del Carmen 06:46 6:46 AM You –:–
18:46 6:46 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 05:41 · 🌙 17:35
06:46 6:46 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:45 · 🌙 18:24
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−12 h
Playa del Carmen is 12 h behind Vung Tau.
When you, Vung Tau 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
🇻🇳 Vung Tau
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 | 🇻🇳 Vung Tau | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:46 | 06:46 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Vung Tau | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Ho Chi Minh | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:41 | 06:45 |
| Sunset | 17:35 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 39 min |
| People on this clock | 380,000 | 149,923 |
Compare Vung Tau with another city
More comparisons with Vung Tau: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Vung Tau and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Vung Tau and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 12 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Vung Tau is on UTC+7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Vung Tau, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Vung Tau, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 9:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Vung Tau, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Vung Tau, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 6:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Vung Tau?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Vung Tau and in Playa del Carmen do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Vung Tau it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen; when the working day starts in Playa del Carmen, it is 9:00 PM in Vung Tau.
Until what time in Vung Tau is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 12:00 PM in Vung Tau, 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 Vung Tau.
Is the time difference between Vung Tau and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
Yes. Neither Vung Tau nor Playa del Carmen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 12 hours.
