Phuket to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz is 13 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 18:10 6:10 PM Santa Cruz 05:10 5:10 AM You –:–
18:10 6:10 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:12
05:10 5:10 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:26
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−13 h
Santa Cruz is 13 h behind Phuket.
When you, Phuket and Santa Cruz 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
🇨🇷 Santa Cruz
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇭 Phuket | 🇨🇷 Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:10 | 05:10 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Indochina Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+7 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Phuket | — | −13 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bangkok | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:14 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 17:26 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 79,308 | 1,665 |
Compare Phuket with another city
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Big time differences
Phuket and Santa Cruz: common questions
What is the time difference between Phuket and Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is 13 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Phuket is on UTC+7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Phuket, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 9:00 AM in Phuket, clocks in Santa Cruz show 8:00 PM (the previous day).
What time is it in Santa Cruz when it is 6:00 PM in Phuket?
When it is 6:00 PM in Phuket, it is 5:00 AM in Santa Cruz.
Is there a time when both Phuket and Santa Cruz are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Phuket at 9:00 AM, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Santa Cruz; the day in Santa Cruz starts at 10:00 PM in Phuket time.
Until what time in Phuket is it still yesterday in Santa Cruz?
Before 1:00 PM in Phuket, the date in Santa Cruz has not changed yet. From 11:00 AM in Santa Cruz, it is already the next day in Phuket.
Is the time difference between Phuket and Santa Cruz the same all year?
Yes. Neither Phuket nor Santa Cruz switches to summer time, so the gap is always 13 hours.
