Phuket to Iowa City, IA: time difference
Iowa City, IA is 12 h behind Phuket. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Phuket 02:23 2:23 AM Iowa City, IA 14:23 2:23 PM You –:–
02:23 2:23 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:10
14:23 2:23 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 18:20
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−12 h
Iowa City, IA is 12 h behind Phuket.
When you, Phuket and Iowa City, 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
🇺🇸 Iowa City, 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 | 🇺🇸 Iowa City, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:23 | 14:23 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 07:23 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 18:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 10 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 79,308 | 74,828 |
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Phuket and Iowa City, IA: common questions
How far behind Phuket is Iowa City, IA?
Iowa City is 12 hours behind Phuket: UTC−5 against UTC+7.
What time is it in Iowa City, IA, at the start of the working day in Phuket?
The working day in Phuket starts at 9:00 AM; in Iowa City it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Phuket, what time is it in Iowa City, IA?
At 6:00 PM in Phuket, clocks in Iowa City show 6:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Iowa City, IA, from Phuket?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Phuket and in Iowa City do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Phuket it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) in Iowa City; when the working day starts in Iowa City, it is 9:00 PM in Phuket.
When does the date change in Iowa City, IA, compared with Phuket?
The new day starts in Iowa City later: until 12:00 PM in Phuket, it is still the previous day there. From 12:00 PM in Iowa City, Phuket is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Phuket and Iowa City, IA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Iowa City but not in Phuket. From November 1, 2026, Iowa City will be 13 hours behind Phuket.
