Phuket to Chennai (Madras): time difference
Chennai (Madras) is 1 h 30 min behind Phuket. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−1 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Phuket 17:04 5:04 PM Chennai (Madras) 15:34 3:34 PM You –:–
17:04 5:04 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:14
15:34 3:34 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:54
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−1 h 30 min
Chennai (Madras) is 1 h 30 min behind Phuket.
When you, Phuket and Chennai (Madras) 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
🇮🇳 Chennai (Madras)
22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇭 Phuket | 🇮🇳 Chennai (Madras) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:04 | 15:34 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Phuket | — | −1 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | Asia/Kolkata |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 05:59 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 79,308 | 4,681,087 |
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Phuket and Chennai (Madras): common questions
How far behind Phuket is Chennai (Madras)?
Chennai is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind Phuket: UTC+5:30 against UTC+7.
What time is it in Chennai (Madras) at the start of the working day in Phuket?
The working day in Phuket starts at 9:00 AM; in Chennai it is 7:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Phuket, what time is it in Chennai (Madras)?
At 6:00 PM in Phuket, clocks in Chennai show 4:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Chennai (Madras) from Phuket?
Between 10:30 AM and 6:00 PM in Phuket – that is 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM in Chennai – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Chennai (Madras)?
Until 1:30 AM in Phuket it is still the previous day in Chennai. The other way round, from 10:30 PM in Chennai it is already the next day in Phuket.
Is the time difference between Phuket and Chennai (Madras) the same all year?
Yes. Neither Phuket nor Chennai switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour and 30 minutes.
