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Nakhon Phanom, Thailand

Nakhon Phanom keeps Indochina Time, UTC+7, without changing clocks during the year. Its communities share one civil time, while sunrise varies with the season and with each location’s position along or away from the Mekong.

Nakhon Phanom, Thailand

Saturday, 5 September 2026

UTC+7 · Asia/Bangkok

Time and sun data for Nakhon Phanom — the largest city of Nakhon Phanom

The sun in Nakhon Phanom

Sunrise 5:49 AM Solar noon 12:01 PM Sunset 6:13 PM Daylight 12 h 25 min Night 11 h 35 min Civil twilight 5:27 AM – 6:35 PM

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Current time in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand

To convert UTC to Nakhon Phanom time, add seven hours. The result applies throughout the province because Thailand uses a single national time standard. There is no daylight saving period and therefore no missing or repeated local hour caused by a clock change.

For domestic plans, the province is synchronized with every other part of Thailand. International scheduling needs one extra check: a foreign city may change its own UTC offset during the year, altering its difference from Nakhon Phanom even though the Thai clock remains untouched. The Mekong keeps moving; Nakhon Phanom’s UTC offset politely declines.

Population centres from north to south

Nakhon Phanom is a northeastern province extending along the Mekong River. Its capital and district towns all display ICT. A traveller moving within provincial boundaries never needs to reset a phone, camera, or watch because of a time-zone border.

Notable centres include: Nakhon Phanom, the provincial capital on the Mekong That Phanom, a major district and pilgrimage centre to the south Renu Nakhon, an inland district community Na Kae, serving the southern interior of the province

They are useful reference points for local forecasts and solar tables. “Nakhon Phanom” without further qualification often means the capital city, so readers seeking an exact value for That Phanom or Na Kae should select that locality directly.

Sunrise beside the Mekong

The province’s eastern outlook makes sunrise a natural point of interest, but the event still requires a date-specific calculation. Earth’s changing relationship with the sun alters sunrise and sunset over the calendar. Longitude and latitude create additional differences between towns.

A calculated time uses an idealized horizon and atmospheric assumptions. The moment observed from a riverside promenade may differ from the moment seen behind trees, buildings, hills, or cloud. Dawn also begins before sunrise and should not be treated as an alternative name for exactly the same event.

Choose the closest town or coordinates. Set the local date in Thailand. Confirm that the displayed zone is UTC+7. Consult twilight when planning activity before sunrise. For a journey, ceremony, photograph, or early departure, refresh the value for the actual day. A time copied from another season may be unsuitable even though no clock change has occurred.

Questions and answers

What is Nakhon Phanom’s UTC offset?
The province uses UTC+7.
Is Nakhon Phanom time different from That Phanom time?
No. Their official clocks are identical.
Does a river view guarantee an unobstructed sunrise?
No. Direction helps, but weather, vegetation, buildings, and the local horizon still affect visibility.
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