Chagos — Indian/Chagos
The current local time in the Indian/Chagos IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in British Indian Ocean Territory in the area around Chagos. The zone is currently at UTC +06:00 · GMT+6 and does not observe daylight saving time.
Indian/Chagos
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+6
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +06:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using Indian/Chagos
Chagos vs. major cities
How far Chagos is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Chagos, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Chagos | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −10 h | 23:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −13 h | 20:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −9 h | 00:00 | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −0:30 h | 08:30 | 09:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +2 h | 11:00 | 09:00–15:00 |
| Beijing · China | +2 h | 11:00 | 09:00–15:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Chagos time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Chagos
Since 1970, Chagos has gone through 2 distinct time-keeping periods, none of them with daylight saving time. Since 1996 it has stayed on UTC +06:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Chagos stays on UTC +06:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1995 | UTC +05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1996–2026 | UTC +06:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Chagos
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Indian/Chagos on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
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