Phuket to George Town: time difference
George Town 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 23:47 11:47 PM George Town 11:47 11:47 AM You –:–
23:47 11:47 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:16 · 🌙 18:05
11:47 11:47 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 17:23
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−12 h
George Town is 12 h behind Phuket.
When you, Phuket and George Town 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
🇧🇸 George Town
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 | 🇧🇸 George Town |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:47 | 11:47 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Phuket | — | −12 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Nassau |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:16 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 49 min | 11 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 79,308 | 7,314 |
Compare Phuket with another city
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Big time differences
Phuket and George Town: common questions
How far behind Phuket is George Town?
George Town is 12 hours behind Phuket: UTC−5 against UTC+7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Phuket, what time is it in George Town?
At 9:00 AM in Phuket, clocks in George Town show 9:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in George Town when it is 6:00 PM in Phuket?
When it is 6:00 PM in Phuket, it is 6:00 AM in George Town.
When is a good time to call George Town from Phuket?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Phuket and in George Town do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Phuket it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in George Town; when the working day starts in George Town, it is 9:00 PM in Phuket.
When is it still the previous day in George Town?
Until 12:00 PM in Phuket it is still the previous day in George Town. The other way round, from 12:00 PM in George Town it is already the next day in Phuket.
Is the time difference between Phuket and George Town the same all year?
No. Only George Town switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, George Town will be 11 hours behind Phuket.
