Zagazig to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Zagazig. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Zagazig 00:30 12:30 AM Playa del Carmen 16:30 4:30 PM You –:–
00:30 12:30 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 18:24
16:30 4:30 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:25
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Zagazig.
When you, Zagazig 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
🇪🇬 Zagazig
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
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 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇬 Zagazig | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:30 | 16:30 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Zagazig | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:57 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 28 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 285,097 | 149,923 |
Compare Zagazig with another city
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Big time differences
Zagazig and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Zagazig is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 8 hours behind those in Zagazig (UTC−5 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Zagazig, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Zagazig, clocks in Playa del Carmen show 1:00 AM.
What time is it in Playa del Carmen at the end of the working day in Zagazig?
The working day in Zagazig ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Zagazig and in Playa del Carmen overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Zagazig, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen.
Until what time in Zagazig is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 8:00 AM in Zagazig, the date in Playa del Carmen has not changed yet. From 4:00 PM in Playa del Carmen, it is already the next day in Zagazig.
Is the time difference between Zagazig and Playa del Carmen the same all year?
No. Only Zagazig switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Playa del Carmen will be 7 hours behind Zagazig.
