Current time in Cockburn Town
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands · America/Grand_Turk · UTC-04:00
Time-zone identity for Cockburn Town
- IANA zone
America/Grand_Turk- UTC offset now
- UTC-04:00
- Current zone label
- GMT-4
- Clock-change status
- An offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Cockburn Town is currently 4 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Next clock change in Cockburn Town
This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.
Weather now
Weather in Cockburn Town
Conditions near Cockburn Town and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Sunny
- Feels like
- 32°C
- Humidity
- 83%
- Wind
- 28.8 km/h E
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Sunny27°C to 28°C18% chance of precipitationWind up to 31.3 km/h
- Sunny27°C to 28°C20% chance of precipitationWind up to 34.6 km/h
- Sunny27°C to 28°C23% chance of precipitationWind up to 37.1 km/h
Forecast valid from 18:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T22:09:15.240Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T22:24:15.240Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Cockburn Town
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/Grand_Turk, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
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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 Cockburn Town
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in America/Grand_Turk local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Solar noon
- 12:51
- Civil twilight
- 05:47–19:54
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:27
- Moonset
- 21:34
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 7%
Capital city context
About Cockburn Town, capital of Turks and Caicos Islands
Cockburn Town is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Turks and Caicos Islands. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Turks and Caicos Islands
- Administrative area
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Population
- 3,720
- Coordinates
- 21.4612° N, 71.1419° W. The elevation is 7 metres.
Country context
Turks & Caicos Islands at a glance
Country information for Turks & Caicos Islands. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Cockburn Town is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- TC · TCA · 796
- Population
- 37,665
- Currency
- US Dollar (USD)
- Calling code
- ++1-649
- Languages
- English (Turks & Caicos Islands)
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: America/Grand_Turk.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Cockburn Town
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Cockburn Town. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- ProvidencialesTurks and Caicos Islands120 km west
America/Grand_TurkSame local time - Port-au-PrinceOuest, Haiti348 km south
America/Port-au-PrinceSame local time - Santo DomingoNacional, Dominican Republic357 km south
America/Santo_DomingoSame local time - San JuanPuerto Rico623 km southeast
America/Puerto_RicoSame local time - KingstonJamaica706 km southwest
America/Jamaica1 hour behind - Charlotte AmalieSaint Thomas Island, U.S. Virgin Islands736 km southeast
America/St_ThomasSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for America/Grand_Turk 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 3576994 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T22:09:15.218Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T22:09:15.240Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T14:18:16.641Z
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.