Phuket to Sandakan, Sabah: time difference
Sandakan, Sabah is 1 h ahead of 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 05:07 5:07 AM Sandakan, Sabah 06:07 6:07 AM You –:–
05:07 5:07 AM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:09
06:07 6:07 AM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:52
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+1 h
Sandakan, Sabah is 1 h ahead of Phuket.
When you, Phuket and Sandakan, Sabah 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
🇲🇾 Sandakan, Sabah
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇭 Phuket | 🇲🇾 Sandakan, Sabah |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:07 | 06:07 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Malaysia Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Phuket | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | Asia/Kuching |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 05:54 |
| Sunset | 18:09 | 17:52 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 79,308 | 439,050 |
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Phuket and Sandakan, Sabah: common questions
How far ahead of Phuket is Sandakan, Sabah?
Sandakan is 1 hour ahead of Phuket: UTC+8 against UTC+7.
What time is it in Sandakan, Sabah, at the start of the working day in Phuket?
The working day in Phuket starts at 9:00 AM; in Sandakan it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Phuket, what time is it in Sandakan, Sabah?
At 6:00 PM in Phuket, clocks in Sandakan show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Phuket and Sandakan, Sabah, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Phuket (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sandakan), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Phuket is it tomorrow in Sandakan, Sabah?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Phuket, the date in Sandakan has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Sandakan, it is still the previous day in Phuket.
Does the time gap between Phuket and Sandakan, Sabah, change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Phuket nor in Sandakan, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
