Santa Barbara to Phuket: time difference
Phuket is 13 h ahead of Santa Barbara. 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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Santa Barbara 00:22 12:22 AM Phuket 13:22 1:22 PM You –:–
00:22 12:22 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
13:22 1:22 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:10
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+13 h
Phuket is 13 h ahead of Santa Barbara.
When you, Santa Barbara and Phuket are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Santa Barbara
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
🇹🇭 Phuket
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 12 12 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Santa Barbara | 🇹🇭 Phuket |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:22 | 13:22 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Santa Barbara | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 06:14 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 18:10 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 8,000 | 79,308 |
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Santa Barbara and Phuket: common questions
How far ahead of Santa Barbara is Phuket?
Phuket is 13 hours ahead of Santa Barbara: UTC+7 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Phuket at the start of the working day in Santa Barbara?
The working day in Santa Barbara starts at 9:00 AM; in Phuket it is 10:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Santa Barbara, what time is it in Phuket?
At 6:00 PM in Santa Barbara, clocks in Phuket show 7:00 AM (the next day).
Is there a time when both Santa Barbara and Phuket are at work?
No, the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) do not overlap. When the day starts in Santa Barbara at 9:00 AM, it is 10:00 PM in Phuket; the day in Phuket starts at 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Santa Barbara time.
From what time in Santa Barbara is it tomorrow in Phuket?
Once it is 11:00 AM in Santa Barbara, the date in Phuket has already changed. Until 1:00 PM in Phuket, it is still the previous day in Santa Barbara.
Does the time difference between Santa Barbara and Phuket change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
