UTC+06:00 facts for kids

UTC+06:00 is a special time zone where the time is six hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This means if it's 12:00 PM (noon) UTC, it would be 6:00 PM in places using UTC+06:00.

Countries Using UTC+06:00 All Year

Many countries and regions use UTC+06:00 as their standard time throughout the entire year. They do not change their clocks for daylight saving.

Asian Countries and Regions

• Bangladesh: This country used to change its clocks for daylight saving time, but now it stays on UTC+06:00 all year.
• Bhutan: A small country in the Himalayas that uses this time zone.
• British Indian Ocean Territory: This includes islands like the Chagos Archipelago and Diego Garcia.
• Kazakhstan: Most of this large country, including its capital Nur-Sultan and the city of Almaty, uses UTC+06:00.
• Kyrgyzstan: Another country in Central Asia that follows this time.
• Russia: Some parts of Russia, known as Yekaterinburg Time, use UTC+06:00. These areas include:
  • Bashkortostan
  • Chelyabinsk Oblast
  • Kurgan Oblast
  • Orenburg Oblast
  • Perm Krai
  • Sverdlovsk Oblast
  • Tyumen Oblast
• China: While China officially uses only one time zone (Beijing Time, UTC+08:00), some western regions like Tibet and Xinjiang unofficially use UTC+06:00 because of their location. This means people there might follow a different local time than the official time.

Images for kids

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  UTC+06:00 – 2010: blue (December), orange (June), yellow (all year round), light blue (sea areas)

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  Xinjiang Time (UTC+06:00) is shown at the clock on the right

See also

In Spanish: UTC+06:00 para niños