Phuket to Cancun: time difference
Cancun 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 13:17 1:17 PM Cancun 01:17 1:17 AM You –:–
13:17 1:17 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:14
01:17 1:17 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 18:28
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−12 h
Cancun is 12 h behind Phuket.
When you, Phuket and Cancun 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
🇲🇽 Cancun
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 | 🇲🇽 Cancun |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:17 | 01:17 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Phuket | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Cancun |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 06:42 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 79,308 | 888,797 |
Compare Phuket with another city
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Big time differences
Phuket and Cancun: common questions
What is the time difference between Phuket and Cancun?
Cancun is 12 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Phuket is on UTC+7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Phuket, what time is it in Cancun?
At 9:00 AM in Phuket, clocks in Cancun show 9:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Cancun when it is 6:00 PM in Phuket?
When it is 6:00 PM in Phuket, it is 6:00 AM in Cancun.
When do working hours in Phuket and in Cancun 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 Cancun, and the start of the day in Cancun is 9:00 PM in Phuket.
When is it still the previous day in Cancun?
Until 12:00 PM in Phuket it is still the previous day in Cancun. The other way round, from 12:00 PM in Cancun it is already the next day in Phuket.
Does the time difference between Phuket and Cancun change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 12 hours all year.
