Right now, local time in Dhaka is 02:34 (GMT+6, UTC+06:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dhaka ranks #22 worldwide by population — the largest city in Bangladesh.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Dhaka GMT+6
- UTC offset
- UTC+06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 17m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Day length
- 11h 21m
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Daylight range
- 10h 40m (winter) – 13h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dhaka — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 23.7104° N, 90.4074° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Dhaka Division
- Country
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- Population
- 10,356,500 · #22 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dhaka through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 23.71° S, 89.59° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Paracas, Peru, 1,777 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dhaka today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:46
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Dhuhr
- 11:43
- Asr
- 15:46
- Maghrib
- 17:22
- Isha
- 18:39
- Qibla direction
- 277.7° from north (W (278°))
Full prayer timetable for Dhaka — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dhaka sits in the Asia/Dhaka time zone, UTC+06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 21m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Bangladesh, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Dhaka's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,889 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,656 km off. Its position on the globe is 23.71° N, 90.41° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:34 | −13h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −11h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −9h |
| London | 20:34 | −6h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −5h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −3h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −2h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −0h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +2h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +2h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +3h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +5h |
Best time to call Dhaka
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dhaka local time:
Cities sharing Dhaka's time zone
Other cities in Bangladesh
- Chattogram02:34
- Gazipur02:34
- Khulna02:34
- Rangpur02:34
- Rajshahi02:34
- Comilla02:34
- Pallabi02:34
- Mirpur Model Thana02:34
- Mohammadpur02:34
- Hāthazāri02:34
- Shibganj02:34
- Natore02:34
Distances from Dhaka
| Mumbai | 1,889 km | WSW (257°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,434 km | E (89°) |
| Singapore | 2,876 km | SSE (148°) |
| Dubai | 3,547 km | W (280°) |
| Tokyo | 4,889 km | ENE (62°) |
| Moscow | 5,550 km | NW (324°) |
| Paris | 7,910 km | NW (316°) |
| London | 8,003 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 9,069 km | SE (133°) |
| Chicago | 12,719 km | N (358°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,914 km | NNE (26°) |
| São Paulo | 15,656 km | W (261°) |
Cities near Dhaka
- Motijheel2 km · 02:34
- Ramna Maidan3 km · 02:34
- Paltan3 km · 02:34
- Azimpur3 km · 02:34
- Dukuria3 km · 02:34
- Dhanmondi4 km · 02:34
- Nawāb Char4 km · 02:34
- Green Model Town5 km · 02:34
FAQ
What time is it in Dhaka right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dhaka (Bangladesh), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Dhaka in?
Dhaka runs on the Asia/Dhaka IANA time zone (UTC+06:00), currently abbreviated GMT+6.
Does Dhaka observe daylight saving time?
Dhaka does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dhaka today?
Dhaka sees sunrise at 06:02 and sunset at 17:23 today, giving 11h 21m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dhaka tonight?
The moon phase over Dhaka tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dhaka?
The antipode of Dhaka — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 23.71° S, 89.59° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Paracas, Peru, roughly 1,777 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dhaka?
Dhaka lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dhaka?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dhaka, clocks run about 17 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.