Right now, local time in Dhankutā is 19:31 (GMT+5:45, UTC+05:45), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dhankutā ranks #25382 worldwide by population and #38 in Nepal.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Kathmandu GMT+5:45
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:45
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 20m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Day length
- 11h 11m
- Solar noon
- 11:40
- Daylight range
- 10h 26m (winter) – 13h 50m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dhankutā — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dhankutā through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.98° S, 92.67° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 1,658 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dhankutā today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 11:40
- Asr
- 14:51
- Maghrib
- 17:14
- Isha
- 18:28
- Qibla direction
- 273.3° from north (W (273°))
Full prayer timetable for Dhankutā — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dhankutā sits in the Asia/Kathmandu time zone, UTC+05:45. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 11m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 74 cities we cover in Nepal.
Dhankutā's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,724 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,395 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.98° N, 87.33° 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 | 06:46 | −12h 45m |
| Chicago | 08:46 | −10h 45m |
| São Paulo | 10:46 | −8h 45m |
| London | 13:46 | −5h 45m |
| Paris | 14:46 | −4h 45m |
| Moscow | 16:46 | −2h 45m |
| Dubai | 17:46 | −1h 45m |
| Mumbai | 19:16 | −0h 15m |
| Singapore | 21:46 | +2h 15m |
| Hong Kong | 21:46 | +2h 15m |
| Tokyo | 22:46 | +3h 15m |
| Sydney | 00:46 | +5h 15m |
Best time to call Dhankutā
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dhankutā local time:
Cities sharing Dhankutā's time zone
Distances from Dhankutā
| Mumbai | 1,724 km | WSW (242°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,756 km | E (95°) |
| Dubai | 3,195 km | W (274°) |
| Singapore | 3,349 km | SE (146°) |
| Tokyo | 5,007 km | ENE (65°) |
| Moscow | 5,074 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 7,435 km | NW (315°) |
| London | 7,526 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 9,543 km | SE (132°) |
| Chicago | 12,340 km | N (356°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,713 km | NNE (23°) |
| São Paulo | 15,395 km | W (264°) |
Cities near Dhankutā
- Dharān20 km · 19:31
- Īṭahari̇̄36 km · 19:31
- Bhojpur35 km · 19:31
- Khā̃dbāri̇̄45 km · 19:31
- Inaruwa46 km · 19:31
- Biratnagar59 km · 19:31
- Bīrpur62 km · 19:16
- Jogbani65 km · 19:16
FAQ
What time is it in Dhankutā right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dhankutā (Nepal), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Dhankutā in?
Dhankutā runs on the Asia/Kathmandu IANA time zone (UTC+05:45), currently abbreviated GMT+5:45.
Does Dhankutā observe daylight saving time?
Dhankutā does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dhankutā today?
Dhankutā sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 17:16 today, giving 11h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dhankutā tonight?
The moon phase over Dhankutā tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dhankutā?
The antipode of Dhankutā — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.98° S, 92.67° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 1,658 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dhankutā?
Dhankutā lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dhankutā?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dhankutā, clocks run about 20 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.