Phuket to Des Moines, IA: time difference
Des Moines, IA 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
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Phuket 19:23 7:23 PM Des Moines, IA 07:23 7:23 AM You –:–
19:23 7:23 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:09
07:23 7:23 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:26
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−12 h
Des Moines, IA is 12 h behind Phuket.
When you, Phuket and Des Moines, IA 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
🇺🇸 Des Moines, IA
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 | 🇺🇸 Des Moines, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:23 | 07:23 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Phuket | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 10 h 49 min |
| People on this clock | 79,308 | 214,133 |
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Phuket and Des Moines, IA: common questions
How far behind Phuket is Des Moines, IA?
Des Moines is 12 hours behind Phuket: UTC−5 against UTC+7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Phuket, what time is it in Des Moines, IA?
At 9:00 AM in Phuket, clocks in Des Moines show 9:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Phuket, what time is it in Des Moines, IA?
At 6:00 PM in Phuket, clocks in Des Moines show 6:00 AM.
Is there a time when both Phuket and Des Moines, IA, are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Phuket at 9:00 AM, it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Des Moines; the day in Des Moines starts at 9:00 PM in Phuket time.
When is it still the previous day in Des Moines, IA?
Until 12:00 PM in Phuket it is still the previous day in Des Moines. The other way round, from 12:00 PM in Des Moines it is already the next day in Phuket.
Does the time difference between Phuket and Des Moines, IA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Des Moines. From November 1, 2026, Des Moines will be 13 hours behind Phuket.
