Current time in West Island
Friday, 17 July 2026
West Island, Cocos Islands · Indian/Cocos · UTC+06:30
Time-zone identity for West Island
- IANA zone
Indian/Cocos- UTC offset now
- UTC+06:30
- Current zone label
- GMT+6:30
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
West Island is currently 6 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in West Island
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 22 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in West Island
Conditions near West Island and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Partly cloudy
- Feels like
- 30°C
- Humidity
- 67%
- Wind
- 29.5 km/h E
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Patchy rain nearby28°C to 28°C57% chance of precipitationWind up to 31 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby27°C to 28°C57% chance of precipitationWind up to 32 km/h
- Light rain shower27°C to 27°C78% chance of precipitationWind up to 30.6 km/h
Forecast valid from 05:30 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:12:45.715Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:27:45.715Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for West Island
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Indian/Cocos, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in West Island
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Indian/Cocos local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Civil twilight
- 06:02–18:16
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:46
- Moonset
- 20:52
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 11%
Capital city context
About West Island, capital of Cocos Islands
West Island is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Cocos Islands. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Cocos Islands
- Administrative area
- Cocos Islands
- Population
- 120
- Coordinates
- 12.1568° S, 96.8225° E. The elevation is 12 metres.
Country context
Cocos (Keeling) Islands at a glance
Country information for Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- West Island is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- CC · CCK · 166
- Population
- 628
- Currency
- Australian Dollar (AUD)
- Calling code
- +61
- Languages
- Malay (Cocos [Keeling] Islands) and English
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Indian/Cocos.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near West Island
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from West Island. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Flying Fish CoveChristmas Island985 km east
Indian/Christmas30 minutes ahead - JakartaIndonesia1,283 km northeast
Asia/Jakarta30 minutes ahead - SingaporeSingapore1,685 km northeast
Asia/Singapore1 hour 30 minutes ahead - Kuala LumpurMalaysia1,784 km north
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur1 hour 30 minutes ahead - Bandar Seri BegawanBrunei-Muara District, Brunei2,758 km northeast
Asia/Brunei1 hour 30 minutes ahead - Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam2,775 km northeast
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh30 minutes ahead
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Indian/Cocos when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 7304591 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:12:45.693Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:12:45.715Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:12:45.714Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.