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Shabbat Times Cancun

This week's candle lighting and havdalah for Cancun, the next 12 weeks, and the towns down the Riviera Maya.

This week · Parashat Toldot

3 Kislev 5787

Cancun · Friday, November 13 · light candles

5:48 PM

18 minutes before sunset (6:06 PM).

Sat, Nov 14, 6:41 PMShabbat ends. Havdalah.

✓ A second, independent calculation gives 5:48 PM, the same minute.

Along the Riviera Maya this Friday

Cancun5:48 PM
Isla Mujeres5:47 PM
Playa del Carmen5:50 PM
Cozumel5:49 PM
Tulum5:52 PM

Tulum lights 5 minutes after Isla Mujeres.

The clock in Cancun

No daylight saving. UTC−5 all year: an hour behind New York from March 14 to November 7, the same time the rest of the year.

Candles move 89 minutes a year, 5:46 PM in mid-November to 7:15 PM in early July.

Shabbat services in Cancun and the Riviera Maya

Chabad Jewish Center of Cancun, Plaza Kukulkan, km 13 of the Hotel ZoneFriday: Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat at candle lighting, then Shabbat dinnerSaturday: Shacharit 9:45 AM, then lunchMeals are paid for and booked by Wednesday evening
Chabad Lubavitch of Playa del Carmen, Playa del Carmen, 10th Avenida Norte between Calle 6 and 8, second floorFriday: Mincha at candle lighting, Kabbalat Shabbat right after, then dinnerSaturday: Shacharit 10:00 AM, Kiddush lunch about 12:30 PM
Chabad of Cozumel, San Miguel de Cozumel, 5a Avenida SurA synagogue with a minyan in the Chabad HouseShabbat meals booked ahead on its site

From each congregation's own website, checked September 23, 2026. Confirm with them before you travel.

The next 12 weeks in Cancun

Friday	Torah portion	Candle lighting	Shabbat ends	Hebrew date
Nov 20Vayetzei	Vayetzei	5:46 PM	6:40 PM	10 Kislev
Nov 27Vayishlach	Vayishlach	5:46 PM	6:40 PM	17 Kislev
Dec 4VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat	VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat	5:47 PM	6:41 PM	24 Kislev
Dec 11MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat	MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat	5:48 PM	6:43 PM	1 Tevet
Dec 18Vayigash	Vayigash	5:51 PM	6:46 PM	8 Tevet
Dec 25Vayechi	Vayechi	5:55 PM	6:49 PM	15 Tevet
Jan 1Shemot	Shemot	5:59 PM	6:54 PM	22 Tevet
Jan 8Vaera	Vaera	6:03 PM	6:58 PM	29 Tevet
Jan 15Bo	Bo	6:08 PM	7:02 PM	7 Shevat
Jan 22Beshalach	Beshalach	6:13 PM	7:07 PM	14 Shevat
Jan 29Yitro	Yitro	6:17 PM	7:11 PM	21 Shevat
Feb 5Mishpatim	Mishpatim	6:22 PM	7:15 PM	28 Shevat

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How the times are worked out

18 minutes before sunset in Cancun

Sunset is worked out for Cancun's coordinates, 21.17° N, 86.85° W, with @hebcal/core, the open-source calculation behind hebcal.com, and every time is shown on local clocks (America/Cancun). Shabbat ends at nightfall, when the sun is 8.5 degrees below the horizon and three stars would be out.

Eighteen minutes is the usual custom in most of the world. Israeli calendars print 20 for most cities, and Jerusalem lights 40 minutes before sunset and Haifa 30, so those pages use their own number instead.

Each Friday is also worked out a second way, with this site's own sunrise equation, and the two are compared whenever the page is built. Some communities wait longer before havdalah, so treat the minute as close rather than binding, and follow your own community's calendar.

Near Cancun this Friday

Away for Shabbat

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The words of the Shabbat table

Candle lighting, the song for the woman of valor and Adon Olam, in full with vowel points.

Shabbat in Cancun: quick answers

What time is candle lighting in Cancun this Friday?

In Cancun, candle lighting on Friday, November 13, 2026 is at 5:48 PM, 18 minutes before sunset.

What time does Shabbat end in Cancun?

This week Shabbat ends at 6:41 PM on Saturday, November 14, when the sun is 8.5 degrees below the horizon.

Does Cancun change its clocks?

No. Cancun keeps UTC−5 all year, with no daylight saving, so it is an hour behind New York from March 14 to November 7, the same time the rest of the year.

Why 18 minutes before sunset?

Where can a visitor go for Shabbat services in Cancun and the Riviera Maya?

Chabad Jewish Center of Cancun (Plaza Kukulkan, km 13 of the Hotel Zone): Friday: Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat at candle lighting, then Shabbat dinner. Saturday: Shacharit 9:45 AM, then lunch. Meals are paid for and booked by Wednesday evening. Chabad Lubavitch of Playa del Carmen (Playa del Carmen, 10th Avenida Norte between Calle 6 and 8, second floor): Friday: Mincha at candle lighting, Kabbalat Shabbat right after, then dinner. Saturday: Shacharit 10:00 AM, Kiddush lunch about 12:30 PM. Chabad of Cozumel (San Miguel de Cozumel, 5a Avenida Sur): A synagogue with a minyan in the Chabad House. Shabbat meals booked ahead on its site. Each is taken from the congregation's own website. Confirm with them before you travel.

Are these times exact?

They are worked out for Cancun's coordinates the way Hebcal works them out, and checked against a second, independent calculation. Your community's own calendar is the authority for observance.

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