Cancun to Phuket: time difference
Phuket is 12 h ahead of Cancun. 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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Cancun 21:47 9:47 PM Phuket 09:47 9:47 AM You –:–
21:47 9:47 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 18:29
09:47 9:47 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:14
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+12 h
Phuket is 12 h ahead of Cancun.
When you, Cancun and Phuket are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Cancun
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
🇹🇭 Phuket
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 11 11 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Cancun | 🇹🇭 Phuket |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:47 | 09:47 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Cancun | — | +12 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:41 | 06:14 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 888,797 | 79,308 |
Compare Cancun with another city
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Cancun and Phuket: common questions
What is the time difference between Cancun and Phuket?
Phuket is 12 hours ahead: it uses UTC+7, while Cancun is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cancun, what time is it in Phuket?
At 9:00 AM in Cancun, clocks in Phuket show 9:00 PM.
What time is it in Phuket when it is 6:00 PM in Cancun?
When it is 6:00 PM in Cancun, it is 6:00 AM (the next day) in Phuket.
When is a good time to call Phuket from Cancun?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Cancun and in Phuket do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Cancun it is 9:00 PM in Phuket; when the working day starts in Phuket, it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Cancun.
From what time in Cancun is it tomorrow in Phuket?
Once it is 12:00 PM in Cancun, the date in Phuket has already changed. Until 12:00 PM in Phuket, it is still the previous day in Cancun.
Does the time difference between Cancun and Phuket change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 12 hours all year.
