Time ZonesAbout this time zone
All of Cocos Islands keeps one time. Computers and phones know it by the zone name Indian/Cocos. Its time is UTC+6:30, which means it is 6 hours 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) all year round. Compared with India (IST), it is 1 hour ahead of India.
Clock changes in 2026 and 2027
Cocos Islands does not change its clocks in 2026 or 2027. The time stays at UTC+6:30 all year, so there is no daylight saving time to remember.
Time difference with major cities
| When it is 12:00 noon in Cocos Islands, it is | In January 2026 | In July 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 11:00 am1 hour behind | 11:00 am1 hour behind |
| United Kingdom | 5:30 am6 hours 30 minutes behind | 6:30 am5 hours 30 minutes behind |
| France | 6:30 am5 hours 30 minutes behind | 7:30 am4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| New York, United States | 12:30 am11 hours 30 minutes behind | 1:30 am10 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Chicago, United States | 11:30 pm previous day12 hours 30 minutes behind | 12:30 am11 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Los Angeles, United States | 9:30 pm previous day14 hours 30 minutes behind | 10:30 pm previous day13 hours 30 minutes behind |
| United Arab Emirates | 9:30 am2 hours 30 minutes behind | 9:30 am2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Singapore | 1:30 pm1 hour 30 minutes ahead | 1:30 pm1 hour 30 minutes ahead |
| Japan | 2:30 pm2 hours 30 minutes ahead | 2:30 pm2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Sydney, Australia | 4:30 pm4 hours 30 minutes ahead | 3:30 pm3 hours 30 minutes 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 Cocos Islands
A time zone is an agreement, and the sun does not follow it exactly. West Island, the largest city in this zone, lies at about 96.8° east. Each degree of longitude is worth four minutes, so by the sun alone its time would be about 6 hours 27 minutes ahead of UTC. The clock is set to UTC+6:30. The sun is therefore highest in the sky at about 12:03 pm 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 West Island, 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
West Island is about 12.2° south of the equator. On the longest day of the year, around 21 December, the sun is up for about 12 hours 50 minutes. On the shortest, around 21 June, for about 11 hours 25 minutes. The difference between summer and winter is about 1 hour 26 minutes, and the clocks stay the same all year.
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 Cocos Islands.
- With India, all year: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in India (8 hours shared).
- With London, in January: 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 11:30 am in London (2 hours 30 minutes shared). In July: 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 12:30 pm in London (3 hours 30 minutes shared).
- With New York, in January: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 9:30 pm in New York, and 6:00 pm here is 6:30 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late. In July: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 10:30 pm in New York, and 6:00 pm here is 7:30 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, West Island, with about 120 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: West Island.
Places with exactly the same time
These zones show the same time as Cocos Islands through the whole year: Yangon, Myanmar.
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