British Indian Ocean Territory

5:24:15am

05:24 on a 24-hour clock

Thursday, 13th August 2026

UTC+6 · UTC+6 Indian/Chagos No daylight saving

UTC offset: UTC+6
Time zone: Indian/ChagosUTC+6
Daylight saving: NeverSame offset all year

One time zone, everywhere in British Indian Ocean Territory

All of British Indian Ocean Territory runs on Indian/Chagos (UTC+6, UTC+6).

Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.

Daylight saving

Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.

Time difference to major cities

City	Local time	24h	Difference
Los Angeles PDT	4:24 pm Wed	16:24	13 hours behind
Mexico City CST	5:24 pm Wed	17:24	12 hours behind
Chicago CDT	6:24 pm Wed	18:24	11 hours behind
New York City EDT	7:24 pm Wed	19:24	10 hours behind
Toronto EDT	7:24 pm Wed	19:24	10 hours behind
São Paulo UTC-3	8:24 pm Wed	20:24	9 hours behind
London BST	12:24 am	00:24	5 hours behind
Paris CEST	1:24 am	01:24	4 hours behind
Berlin CEST	1:24 am	01:24	4 hours behind
Johannesburg SAST	1:24 am	01:24	4 hours behind
Moscow MSK	2:24 am	02:24	3 hours behind
Cairo EEST	2:24 am	02:24	3 hours behind
Dubai UTC+4	3:24 am	03:24	2 hours behind
Delhi IST	4:54 am	04:54	30 minutes behind
Shanghai CST	7:24 am	07:24	2 hours ahead
Tokyo JST	8:24 am	08:24	3 hours ahead
Sydney AEST	9:24 am	09:24	4 hours ahead
Auckland NZST	11:24 am	11:24	6 hours ahead

Everywhere at UTC+6 All countries Convert British Indian Ocean Territory time

Questions people ask

What time is it in British Indian Ocean Territory right now?

It is 5:24 am (05:24) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Diego Garcia. The whole country is on one time zone, so that is the time everywhere in British Indian Ocean Territory.

How many time zones does British Indian Ocean Territory have?

One. All of British Indian Ocean Territory runs on Indian/Chagos, currently UTC+6 (UTC+6).

Does British Indian Ocean Territory observe daylight saving time?