Xiangtan to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Xiangtan. 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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Xiangtan 12:38 12:38 PM Playa del Carmen 23:38 11:38 PM You –:–
12:38 12:38 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 18:03
23:38 11:38 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:43 · 🌙 18:28
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−13 h
Playa del Carmen is 13 h behind Xiangtan.
When you, Xiangtan 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
🇨🇳 Xiangtan
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 | 🇨🇳 Xiangtan | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:38 | 23:38 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Monday, October 12, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Xiangtan | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:28 | 06:43 |
| Sunset | 18:03 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 11 h 35 min | 11 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 2,748,552 | 149,923 |
Compare Xiangtan with another city
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Big time differences
Xiangtan and Playa del Carmen: common questions
What is the time difference between Xiangtan and Playa del Carmen?
Playa del Carmen is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Xiangtan is on UTC+8.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the start of the working day in Xiangtan?
The working day in Xiangtan 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 Xiangtan, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 6:00 PM in Xiangtan, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 5:00 AM.
When do working hours in Xiangtan and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Xiangtan (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 Xiangtan.
When does the date change in Playa del Carmen compared with Xiangtan?
The new day starts in Playa del Carmen later: until 1:00 PM in Xiangtan, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 AM in Playa del Carmen, Xiangtan is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Xiangtan and Playa del Carmen change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Xiangtan nor in Playa del Carmen, so the gap is 13 hours all year round.
