Japan to Phuket: time difference
Phuket is 2 h behind Japan. 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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Japan 13:59 1:59 PM Phuket 11:59 11:59 AM You –:–
13:59 1:59 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:14
11:59 11:59 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:14
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−2 h
Phuket is 2 h behind Japan.
When you, Japan 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
🇯🇵 Japan
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
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 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇹🇭 Phuket |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:59 | 11:59 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Japan | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 06:14 |
| Sunset | 17:14 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 125,440,000 | 79,308 |
Compare Japan with another city
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Japan and Phuket: common questions
How many hours behind Japan is Phuket?
The clocks in Phuket are 2 hours behind those in Japan (UTC+7 and UTC+9).
If it is 9:00 AM in Japan, what time is it in Phuket?
At 9:00 AM in Japan, clocks in Phuket show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Japan, what time is it in Phuket?
At 6:00 PM in Japan, clocks in Phuket show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Japan and in Phuket overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Japan, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Phuket.
When is it still the previous day in Phuket?
Until 2:00 AM in Japan it is still the previous day in Phuket. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Phuket it is already the next day in Japan.
Does the time difference between Japan and Phuket change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 2 hours all year.
