Xi'an to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Xi'an. 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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Xi'an 19:34 7:34 PM Playa del Carmen 06:34 6:34 AM You –:–
19:34 7:34 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:18
06:34 6:34 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:29
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Xi'an.
When you, Xi'an 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
🇨🇳 Xi'an
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
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 10 10 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Xi'an | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:34 | 06:34 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Xi'an | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 33 min | 11 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 12,183,280 | 149,923 |
Compare Xi'an with another city
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Big time differences
Xi'an and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Xi'an and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Xi'an is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Xi'an?
The working day in Xi'an starts at 9:00 AM; in Playa del Carmen it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Xi'an, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Xi'an, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When do working hours in Xi'an and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Xi'an (9:00 AM) is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Playa del Carmen, and the start of the day in Playa del Carmen is 10:00 PM in Xi'an.
Until what time in Xi'an is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 1:00 PM in Xi'an, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Xi'an.
Does the time difference between Xi'an and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
