Time in Playa del Carmen
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04:03:57
Saturday, 30 May 2026
Current Time in Playa del Carmen, Mexico 🇲🇽
Lat/Long: 20.63° N, 87.08° W
State: Quintana Roo
Country: 🇲🇽 Mexico
IANA Timezone: America/Cancun
Timezone: EST
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Mexico: CST, EST, MST, PST
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in Mexico: CDT, MDT, PDT
Time now in other cities in Mexico:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Playa del Carmen
Sunrise
in Playa del Carmen
↑
6:07 AM
Sunset
in Playa del Carmen
↓
7:24 PM
Day Length
13h 16m
Dawn
in Playa del Carmen
5:42 AM
Dusk
in Playa del Carmen
7:49 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Playa del Carmen
Current Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
98.9%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 19:09
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 05:16
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FAQ — Time in Playa del Carmen
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 04:03:57 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Playa del Carmen uses America/Cancun (EST) — UTC-05:00. The IANA time zone identifier is America/Cancun, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Playa del Carmen does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at America/Cancun (EST) — UTC-05:00 year-round.
Playa del Carmen is currently -05:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Playa del Carmen's local time, use our time calculator.
Mexico has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.