ICT — Indochina Time
ICT is Indochina Time, +07:00, used in Asia. In code, use Asia/Bangkok rather than the abbreviation.
Indochina Time · Asia
07:15:46
Thursday, 13 August 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- +07:00
- in force right now
- UTC+07:00 (UTC+07:00)
- use in code
- Asia/Bangkok
- also valid
- Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, Asia/Phnom_Penh
- next clock change
- none — fixed offset
Right now this zone is on UTC+07:00, not ICT —
they are the same place at different times of year.
Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation
Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Asia/Bangkok"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())
# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...))) # don'tICT questions
What does ICT stand for?
ICT is Indochina Time, +07:00, used in Asia. The IANA zone to use in code is Asia/Bangkok.
What time is it in ICT right now?
Indochina Time: 07:15 on Thursday (UTC+07:00).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of ICT?
Asia/Bangkok for Indochina Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.
Why does my computer show UTC+07:00 instead of ICT?
Because Asia/Bangkok is currently on UTC+07:00 (UTC+07:00), its daylight-saving variant. ICT (+07:00) applies during the other half of the year. Both names refer to the same place, one hour apart.