UTC+06:00 explained

UTC+06:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +06:00. This time is used in:

As standard time (year-round)

Principal cities: Chittagong, Dhaka, Omsk, Thimphu,

South Asia

• Bangladesh – Bangladesh Standard Time
• Bhutan – Bhutan Time

Indian Ocean

• United Kingdom
  • British Indian Ocean Territory / Mauritius (see Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute)
    • Chagos Archipelago

Central Asia

• Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyzstan Time (since August 12, 2005)

North Asia

• Russia – Omsk Time^[1]
  • Siberian Federal District
    • Omsk Oblast

Antarctica

• Some bases in Antarctica. See also Time in Antarctica.
  • Australia
    • Australian Antarctic Territory
  • Russia
    • Vostok Station

Discrepancies between official UTC+06:00 and geographical UTC+06:00

Areas within UTC+06:00 longitudes using other time zones

Using UTC+05:00:

• The very easternmost parts of Ural Federal District, Russia
• Parts of East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

Using UTC+05:30:

• Parts of India:
  • Assam
  • Meghalaya
  • West Bengal
  • Nagaland
  • Manipur
  • Tripura
  • Mizoram
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Sikkim
  • The northeast part of Andhra Pradesh
  • The eastern part of Uttar Pradesh
  • The northeast part of Chhattisgarh
  • Most of Odisha
  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Using UTC+05:45:

• Most of Nepal, with its capital city Kathmandu

Using UTC+06:30:

• Most of Myanmar, including the nation's capital Naypyidaw
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Using UTC+07:00:

• The westernmost part of Indonesia including most of the province Aceh with its capital Banda Aceh
• The westernmost part of Mongolia
• Parts of Russia:
  • A large part of Krasnoyarsk Krai
  • Tuva
  • Khakassia
  • Altai Republic
  • Altai Krai
  • Kemerovo Oblast
    • • Smaller parts of Novosibirsk Oblast Parts of Tomsk Oblast

Using UTC+08:00:

• Western Mongolia
• Parts of China:
  • Most of Tibet Autonomous Region
  • Most of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (see also "Use in Xinjiang")

Areas outside UTC+06:00 longitudes using UTC+06:00 time

Areas between 52°30' E and 67°30' E ("physical" UTC+04:00)

• Parts of Kazakhstan:
  • Kostanay
  • Smaller parts of Turkistan
  • Western parts of Karaganda, Akmola, North Kazakhstan

Areas between 67°30′ E and 82°30′ E ("physical" UTC+05:00)

• Kyrgyzstan
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• Russia
  • Omsk Oblast

Use in Xinjiang

See main article: Xinjiang Time. In Xinjiang, China, this time offset is known as the Xinjiang Time or Urumqi Time (Uighur; Uyghur: شىنجاڭ ۋاقتى). It is set due to its geographical location in the westernmost part of China. It has been approved by Chinese authorities for civil purposes since February 1986, although the decision had been rejected by the local ethnic Han population and some Han-dominated regional governments.

According to Human Rights Watch, a Uyghur man was arrested and detained by Chinese authorities in 2018 over "terrorist charges" for setting his watch to Xinjiang Time.^[2]

See also

• Bangladesh Standard Time
• Time in Antarctica – some stations use this time zone
• Time in Russia
• Xinjiang Time

Notes and References

1. Web site: Russia Time Zone Map. WorldTimeZone.com. 22 March 2018.
2. Web site: China reportedly detained a man on terrorist charges because he set his watch 2 hours behind Beijing time. Alexandra Ma. September 9, 2018. Business Insider.