Phuket to Lake Charles, LA: time difference
Lake Charles, LA 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 16:42 4:42 PM Lake Charles, LA 04:42 4:42 AM You –:–
16:42 4:42 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:14
04:42 4:42 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:48
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−12 h
Lake Charles, LA is 12 h behind Phuket.
When you, Phuket and Lake Charles, LA 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
🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA
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 | 🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:42 | 04:42 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 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 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 79,308 | 84,872 |
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Phuket and Lake Charles, LA: common questions
How many hours behind Phuket is Lake Charles, LA?
The clocks in Lake Charles are 12 hours behind those in Phuket (UTC−5 and UTC+7).
What time is it in Lake Charles, LA, at the start of the working day in Phuket?
The working day in Phuket starts at 9:00 AM; in Lake Charles it is 9:00 PM (the previous day) at that moment.
What time is it in Lake Charles, LA, at the end of the working day in Phuket?
The working day in Phuket ends at 6:00 PM; in Lake Charles it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
When do working hours in Phuket and in Lake Charles, LA, 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 Lake Charles, and the start of the day in Lake Charles is 9:00 PM in Phuket.
When is it still the previous day in Lake Charles, LA?
Until 12:00 PM in Phuket it is still the previous day in Lake Charles. The other way round, from 12:00 PM in Lake Charles it is already the next day in Phuket.
Is the time difference between Phuket and Lake Charles, LA, the same all year?
No. Only Lake Charles switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Lake Charles will be 13 hours behind Phuket.
