British Indian Ocean Territory
Time now in British Indian Ocean Territory
Thursday, 27 August 2026
Sunrise 07:15Sunset 07:13Time zone UTC +6
Time zone
Indian/Chagos
UTC offset
UTC +6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
4,000
Sunrise
07:15
Sunset
07:13
Day length
11h 58m
Coordinates
-6.00, 72.00
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About the time in British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory runs on Indian/Chagos, which puts the city UTC +6 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 4,000 people live in British Indian Ocean Territory, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
The zone identifier Indian/Chagos is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Indian/Chagos keeps pointing at Chagos time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in British Indian Ocean Territory
- How far ahead or behind UTC is British Indian Ocean Territory?
- British Indian Ocean Territory is UTC +6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does British Indian Ocean Territory change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. British Indian Ocean Territory keeps UTC +6 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in British Indian Ocean Territory today?
- Sunrise is at 07:15 and sunset at 07:13, giving 11h 58m of daylight.
- What time is it in British Indian Ocean Territory right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in British Indian Ocean Territory, updating every second from Indian/Chagos (UTC +6).
3 places in British Indian Ocean Territory
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