Zakho to Playa del Carmen: time difference
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Zakho. 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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Zakho 01:18 1:18 AM Playa del Carmen 17:18 5:18 PM You –:–
01:18 1:18 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:23 · 🌙 17:26
17:18 5:18 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:22
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−8 h
Playa del Carmen is 8 h behind Zakho.
When you, Zakho 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
🇮🇶 Zakho
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 | 🇮🇶 Zakho | 🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:18 | 17:18 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Zakho | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Baghdad | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:23 | 06:46 |
| Sunset | 17:26 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 3 min | 11 h 36 min |
| People on this clock | 197,163 | 149,923 |
Compare Zakho with another city
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Big time differences
Zakho and Playa del Carmen: common questions
How many hours behind Zakho is Playa del Carmen?
The clocks in Playa del Carmen are 8 hours behind those in Zakho (UTC−5 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Zakho, what time is it in Playa del Carmen?
At 9:00 AM in Zakho, 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 Zakho?
The working day in Zakho ends at 6:00 PM; in Playa del Carmen it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Playa del Carmen from Zakho?
Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Zakho – that is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Playa del Carmen – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Zakho is it still yesterday in Playa del Carmen?
Before 8:00 AM in Zakho, 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 Zakho.
Does the time difference between Zakho and Playa del Carmen change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 8 hours all year.
