Phuket to Rustenburg: time difference
Rustenburg is 5 h behind Phuket. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Rustenburg, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 18:19 · 12 h 45 min
−5 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Phuket 15:15 3:15 PM Rustenburg 10:15 10:15 AM You –:–
15:15 3:15 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:10
10:15 10:15 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 18:19
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−5 h
Rustenburg is 5 h behind Phuket.
When you, Phuket and Rustenburg 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
🇿🇦 Rustenburg
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 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇭 Phuket | 🇿🇦 Rustenburg |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:15 | 10:15 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Phuket | — | −5 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 05:35 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 56 min | 12 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 79,308 | 549,575 |
Compare Phuket with another city
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Phuket and Rustenburg: common questions
How far behind Phuket is Rustenburg?
Rustenburg is 5 hours behind Phuket: UTC+2 against UTC+7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Phuket, what time is it in Rustenburg?
At 9:00 AM in Phuket, clocks in Rustenburg show 4:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Phuket, what time is it in Rustenburg?
At 6:00 PM in Phuket, clocks in Rustenburg show 1:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Phuket and Rustenburg are at work?
Yes: from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Phuket (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Rustenburg), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Rustenburg?
Until 5:00 AM in Phuket it is still the previous day in Rustenburg. The other way round, from 7:00 PM in Rustenburg it is already the next day in Phuket.
Is the time difference between Phuket and Rustenburg the same all year?
Yes. Neither Phuket nor Rustenburg switches to summer time, so the gap is always 5 hours.
