Indian/Cocos is an IANA time zone used in Cocos Islands. It stays on UTC+6:30 all year.
Indian/Cocos at a glance
| UTC offset now | UTC+6:30 |
|---|---|
| Standard time | UTC+6:30 |
| Used in | Cocos Islands |
Rules of the Indian/Cocos time zone
Indian/Cocos stays on UTC+6:30 all year. The tz database records no daylight saving time in this zone since 1970.
Where Indian/Cocos is used
Indian/Cocos is used in Cocos Islands. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
Indian/Cocos compared with other time zones
Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.
| City | Time now | Difference now | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (United States) | --:-- | 11 h 30 min behind | 11 h 30 min behind | 10 h 30 min behind |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 14 h 30 min behind | 14 h 30 min behind | 13 h 30 min behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 6 h 30 min behind | 6 h 30 min behind | 5 h 30 min behind |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 5 h 30 min behind | 5 h 30 min behind | 4 h 30 min behind |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 2 h 30 min behind | 2 h 30 min behind | 2 h 30 min behind |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 1 h behind | 1 h behind | 1 h behind |
| Singapore | --:-- | 1 h 30 min ahead | 1 h 30 min ahead | 1 h 30 min ahead |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 2 h 30 min ahead | 2 h 30 min ahead | 2 h 30 min ahead |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | 4 h 30 min ahead | 4 h 30 min ahead | 3 h 30 min ahead |
| UTC | --:-- | 6 h 30 min behind | 6 h 30 min behind | 6 h 30 min behind |
Other zones on UTC+6:30 right now
These IANA zones show the same time as Indian/Cocos today. Their clock-change rules may differ.
Using Indian/Cocos in software
Use the zone name Indian/Cocos rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.
Show the current time in Indian/Cocos:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Indian/Cocos', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Indian/Cocos'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Indian/Cocos')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Indian/Cocos datePlan around the time in Indian/Cocos
- Convert a time to or from Indian/Cocos: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add West Island to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Indian/Cocos and the other cities you work with.
- Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UTC offset of Indian/Cocos?
UTC+6:30, all year.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.