Phuket to Buff Bay: time difference
Buff Bay is 12 h behind Phuket. 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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Phuket 07:44 7:44 AM Buff Bay 19:44 7:44 PM You –:–
07:44 7:44 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:10
19:44 7:44 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:43
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−12 h
Buff Bay is 12 h behind Phuket.
When you, Phuket and Buff Bay are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇭 Phuket
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
🇯🇲 Buff Bay
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 | 🇹🇭 Phuket | 🇯🇲 Buff Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:44 | 19:44 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Phuket | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 17:43 |
| Daylight | 11 h 56 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 79,308 | 2,757 |
Compare Phuket with another city
More comparisons with Phuket: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Phuket and Buff Bay: common questions
How far behind Phuket is Buff Bay?
Buff Bay is 12 hours behind Phuket: UTC−5 against UTC+7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Phuket, what time is it in Buff Bay?
At 9:00 AM in Phuket, clocks in Buff Bay show 9:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Buff Bay when it is 6:00 PM in Phuket?
When it is 6:00 PM in Phuket, it is 6:00 AM in Buff Bay.
When do working hours in Phuket and in Buff Bay overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Phuket (9:00 AM) is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Buff Bay, and the start of the day in Buff Bay is 9:00 PM in Phuket.
When does the date change in Buff Bay compared with Phuket?
The new day starts in Buff Bay later: until 12:00 PM in Phuket, it is still the previous day there. From 12:00 PM in Buff Bay, Phuket is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Phuket and Buff Bay change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Phuket nor in Buff Bay, so the gap is 12 hours all year round.
