Sanya to Phuket: time difference
Phuket is 1 h behind Sanya. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Sanya 17:12 5:12 PM Phuket 16:12 4:12 PM You –:–
17:12 5:12 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 18:18
16:12 4:12 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:10
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−1 h
Phuket is 1 h behind Sanya.
When you, Sanya 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
🇨🇳 Sanya
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
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 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Sanya | 🇹🇭 Phuket |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:12 | 16:12 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Sanya | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:38 | 06:14 |
| Sunset | 18:18 | 18:10 |
| Daylight | 11 h 40 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 1,031,396 | 79,308 |
Compare Sanya with another city
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Big time differences
Sanya and Phuket: common questions
How many hours behind Sanya is Phuket?
The clocks in Phuket are 1 hour behind those in Sanya (UTC+7 and UTC+8).
If it is 9:00 AM in Sanya, what time is it in Phuket?
At 9:00 AM in Sanya, clocks in Phuket show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sanya, what time is it in Phuket?
At 6:00 PM in Sanya, clocks in Phuket show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Phuket from Sanya?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Sanya – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Phuket – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Phuket compared with Sanya?
The new day starts in Phuket later: until 1:00 AM in Sanya, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Phuket, Sanya is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Sanya and Phuket change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Sanya nor in Phuket, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
