Time difference
Bangkok to Philadelphia Time Difference
Philadelphia is 11 hours behind Bangkok — when it's 12:00 PM in Bangkok, it's 1:00 AM in Philadelphia. (Bangkok (Asia/Bangkok, ICT); Philadelphia (America/New_York, EDT).) Below: live local times, the best hours for a call, a full conversion table, and exact daylight-saving dates.
Philadelphia is 11 hours behind Bangkok. Standard 9 AM–5 PM business hours in Bangkok and Philadelphia do not overlap, so a live call needs one side outside normal hours. Clocks change on November 1, 2026, which briefly shifts the gap between Bangkok and Philadelphia — the converter on this page always reflects the correct offset for the date you pick.
- When it's 9:00 AM in Bangkok, it's 10:00 PM the previous day in Philadelphia.
- When it's 9:00 AM in Philadelphia, it's 8:00 PM in Bangkok.
Philadelphia is currently 11 hours behind Bangkok.
Interactive converter
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Best times to meet
Standard 9 AM – 5 PM hours in Bangkok and Philadelphia do not overlap. The least-bad options are an early start in one city or a late evening call in the other — for example a 7–8 AM meeting in Bangkok, or a 6–8 PM meeting in Philadelphia.
Quick conversion table
| Bangkok | Philadelphia |
|---|---|
| 12 AM | 1:00 PM (prev day) |
| 1 AM | 2:00 PM (prev day) |
| 2 AM | 3:00 PM (prev day) |
| 3 AM | 4:00 PM (prev day) |
| 4 AM | 5:00 PM (prev day) |
| 5 AM | 6:00 PM (prev day) |
| 6 AM | 7:00 PM (prev day) |
| 7 AM | 8:00 PM (prev day) |
| 8 AM | 9:00 PM (prev day) |
| 9 AM | 10:00 PM (prev day) |
| 10 AM | 11:00 PM (prev day) |
| 11 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 12 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 1 PM | 2:00 AM |
| 2 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 3 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 4 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 5 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 6 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 7 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 8 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 9 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 10 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 11 PM | 12:00 PM |
Daylight saving
On November 1, 2026, Philadelphia shifts for daylight saving. After that, Philadelphia will be 12 hours behind Bangkok (currently 11 hours behind Bangkok). The converter and the tables above always reflect the correct offset for the date you pick.
- Bangkok does not observe daylight saving time.
- Philadelphia is currently observing daylight saving time.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Philadelphia ahead of or behind Bangkok?
- Philadelphia is 11 hours behind Bangkok.
- How many hours behind Bangkok is Philadelphia?
- Philadelphia is 11 hours behind Bangkok.
- What time is 9 AM in Bangkok in Philadelphia?
- 9:00 AM in Bangkok is 10:00 PM the previous day in Philadelphia.
- What time is noon in Bangkok in Philadelphia?
- 12:00 PM in Bangkok is 1:00 AM in Philadelphia.
- What time is 5 PM in Bangkok in Philadelphia?
- 5:00 PM in Bangkok is 6:00 AM in Philadelphia. Useful for end-of-day handoffs between the two offices.
- What time is 3 PM in Bangkok in Philadelphia?
- 3:00 PM in Bangkok is 4:00 AM in Philadelphia.
- Is Bangkok currently observing daylight saving time?
- Bangkok does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
- Is Philadelphia currently observing daylight saving time?
- Philadelphia is currently observing daylight saving time (summer time).
- Do Bangkok and Philadelphia observe daylight saving?
- On November 1, 2026, Philadelphia shifts for daylight saving. After that, Philadelphia will be 12 hours behind Bangkok (currently 11 hours behind Bangkok). The converter and the tables above always reflect the correct offset for the date you pick.
- When is the best time to call Philadelphia from Bangkok?
- Bangkok and Philadelphia business hours don't overlap. The closest options are early mornings in Bangkok or late evenings, when one side stretches outside 9–5.
- When is the best time to call Bangkok from Philadelphia?
- Philadelphia and Bangkok business hours don't overlap. The closest options are early mornings in Philadelphia or late evenings, when one side stretches outside 9–5.
- Bangkok (ICT) to Philadelphia (EDT) — how do I convert quickly?
- Subtract 11 hours from Bangkok local time to get Philadelphia local time. Or use the converter at the top of this page — it stays accurate through daylight-saving changes automatically.
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