Current Time in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory 🇮🇴
Lat/Long: 7.32° S, 72.42° E
Country: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory
IANA Timezone: Indian/Chagos
Timezone: GMT+6
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Diego Garcia
Sunrise
in Diego Garcia
↑
7:22 AM
Sunset
in Diego Garcia
↓
7:04 PM
Day Length
11h 41m
Dawn
in Diego Garcia
6:59 AM
Dusk
in Diego Garcia
7:27 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Diego Garcia
Current Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
97.7%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 17:46
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 06:41
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FAQ — Time in Diego Garcia
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 17:16:08 in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Diego Garcia uses Indian/Chagos (+06) — UTC+06:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Indian/Chagos, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Diego Garcia does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Indian/Chagos (+06) — UTC+06:00 year-round.
Diego Garcia is currently +06:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Diego Garcia's local time, use our time calculator.
British Indian Ocean Territory has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.