Time ZonesAbout this time zone
All of Christmas Island keeps one time. Computers and phones know it by the zone name Indian/Christmas. Its time is UTC+7, which means it is 7 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) all year round. Compared with India (IST), it is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of India.
Clock changes in 2026 and 2027
Christmas Island does not change its clocks in 2026 or 2027. The time stays at UTC+7 all year, so there is no daylight saving time to remember.
Time difference with major cities
| When it is 12:00 noon in Christmas Island, it is | In January 2026 | In July 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 10:30 am1 hour 30 minutes behind | 10:30 am1 hour 30 minutes behind |
| United Kingdom | 5:00 am7 hours behind | 6:00 am6 hours behind |
| France | 6:00 am6 hours behind | 7:00 am5 hours behind |
| New York, United States | 12:00 am12 hours behind | 1:00 am11 hours behind |
| Chicago, United States | 11:00 pm previous day13 hours behind | 12:00 am12 hours behind |
| Los Angeles, United States | 9:00 pm previous day15 hours behind | 10:00 pm previous day14 hours behind |
| United Arab Emirates | 9:00 am3 hours behind | 9:00 am3 hours behind |
| Singapore | 1:00 pm1 hour ahead | 1:00 pm1 hour ahead |
| Japan | 2:00 pm2 hours ahead | 2:00 pm2 hours ahead |
| Sydney, Australia | 4:00 pm4 hours ahead | 3:00 pm3 hours ahead |
The table uses the offsets in force in mid January and mid July 2026. Use the converter for any other date.
Clock time and sun time in Christmas Island
A time zone is an agreement, and the sun does not follow it exactly. Flying Fish Cove, the largest city in this zone, lies at about 105.7° east. Each degree of longitude is worth four minutes, so by the sun alone its time would be about 7 hours 3 minutes ahead of UTC. The clock is set to UTC+7. The sun is therefore highest in the sky at about 11:57 am by the clock, not at 12:00. That is a close match: clock and sun agree to within a quarter of an hour. Other places in the zone, to the east or west of Flying Fish Cove, see the sun peak a little earlier or later. Through the year the figure also drifts by up to a quarter of an hour either way.
How long the day is
Flying Fish Cove is about 10.4° south of the equator. On the longest day of the year, around 21 December, the sun is up for about 12 hours 44 minutes. On the shortest, around 21 June, for about 11 hours 31 minutes. So close to the equator the day is almost the same length all year. Moving the clocks would gain nothing, and Christmas Island does not do it.
Office hours shared with other places
If both sides work from 9 am to 6 pm, these are the hours when a call falls inside the working day at both ends. Times are for Christmas Island.
- With India, all year: 10:30 am to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 4:30 pm in India (7 hours 30 minutes shared).
- With London, in January: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 11:00 am in London (2 hours shared). In July: 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in London (3 hours shared).
- With New York, in January: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 9:00 pm in New York, and 6:00 pm here is 6:00 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late. In July: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 10:00 pm in New York, and 6:00 pm here is 7:00 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late.
How many people keep this time
The GeoNames list has 1 place of 15,000 people or more in this zone area, Flying Fish Cove, with about 1,355 people. People in villages and smaller towns are not in that count, so the true number on this clock is higher.
Cities that keep this time
The largest cities in this zone: Flying Fish Cove.
Places with exactly the same time
These zones show the same time as Christmas Island through the whole year: Bangkok, Thailand, Barnaul, Russia, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, Hovd, Mongolia, Jakarta, Indonesia, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Novokuznetsk, Russia, Novosibirsk, Russia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Pontianak, Indonesia, Tomsk, Russia, Vientiane, Laos.
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