Current Local Time in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory

4:02:04 pm IOT

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Overseas Territory:	British Indian Ocean Territory
Country:	United Kingdom
Overseas Territory:	British Indian Ocean Territory
Lat/Long:	7°18'S / 72°24'E
Elevation:	12 m
Currency:	Pound Sterling (GBP)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+246

Note: Diego Garcia is the largest island on Chagos Archipelago, in the Indian ocean

°F

Weather

83 °F

Passing clouds.
82 / 78 °F

Thu 22.		82 / 78 °F
Fri 23.		83 / 79 °F

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Time Zone

IOT (Indian Chagos Time)
UTC/GMT +6 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

11 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:07 am
↑ 110° Southeast

Sunset

7:35 pm
↑ 250° West

Day length

12 hours, 29 minutes
-16s shorter

Moon 6.9%

Rise – 9:04 am
Set – 9:38 pm

High Tide

High – 4:29 am
High – 4:37 pm

Low Tide

Low – 10:30 am
Low – 10:49 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:21 pm
Altitude: 77.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:52 am – 6:19 am
8:24 pm – 8:50 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:19 am – 6:45 am
7:58 pm – 8:24 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:45 am – 7:07 am
7:35 pm – 7:58 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 19, 2026
1:51 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
10:47 am

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Diego Garcia
About 1 mi SSE of Diego Garcia

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British Indian Ocean Territory

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026