Right now, local time in Dhāka is 04:58 (GMT+5:30, UTC+05:30), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dhāka ranks #14414 worldwide by population and #1368 in India.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata GMT+5:30
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 26m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Day length
- 11h 06m
- Solar noon
- 11:34
- Daylight range
- 10h 28m (winter) – 13h 49m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dhāka — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dhāka through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.67° S, 94.83° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 1,447 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dhāka today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:41
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Dhuhr
- 11:34
- Asr
- 15:29
- Maghrib
- 17:06
- Isha
- 18:24
- Qibla direction
- 272.8° from north (W (273°))
Full prayer timetable for Dhāka — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dhāka sits in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, UTC+05:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 06m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7073 cities we cover in India.
Dhāka's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,520 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,178 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.67° N, 85.17° 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 | 15:28 | −13h 30m |
| Chicago | 17:28 | −11h 30m |
| São Paulo | 20:28 | −8h 30m |
| London | 23:28 | −5h 30m |
| Paris | 00:28 | −4h 30m |
| Moscow | 02:28 | −2h 30m |
| Dubai | 03:28 | −1h 30m |
| Mumbai | 04:58 | same time |
| Singapore | 07:28 | +2h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 07:28 | +2h 30m |
| Tokyo | 08:28 | +3h 30m |
| Sydney | 10:28 | +5h 30m |
Best time to call Dhāka
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dhāka local time:
Cities sharing Dhāka's time zone
Distances from Dhāka
| Mumbai | 1,520 km | WSW (239°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,968 km | E (93°) |
| Dubai | 2,983 km | W (274°) |
| Singapore | 3,449 km | SE (142°) |
| Moscow | 4,973 km | NW (324°) |
| Tokyo | 5,216 km | ENE (65°) |
| Paris | 7,305 km | NW (314°) |
| London | 7,407 km | NW (317°) |
| Sydney | 9,682 km | SE (131°) |
| Chicago | 12,356 km | N (354°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,826 km | NNE (21°) |
| São Paulo | 15,178 km | W (263°) |
Cities near Dhāka
FAQ
What time is it in Dhāka right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dhāka (India), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Dhāka in?
Dhāka runs on the Asia/Kolkata IANA time zone (UTC+05:30), currently abbreviated GMT+5:30.
Does Dhāka observe daylight saving time?
Dhāka does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dhāka today?
Dhāka sees sunrise at 06:01 and sunset at 17:07 today, giving 11h 06m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dhāka tonight?
The moon phase over Dhāka tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dhāka?
The antipode of Dhāka — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.67° S, 94.83° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 1,447 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dhāka?
Dhāka lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dhāka?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dhāka, clocks run about 26 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.