Right now, local time in Punākha is 15:13 (GMT+6, UTC+06:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Punākha ranks #25934 worldwide by population and #4 in Bhutan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Thimphu GMT+6
- UTC offset
- UTC+06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 15m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Day length
- 11h 07m
- Solar noon
- 11:45
- Daylight range
- 10h 24m (winter) – 13h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 62% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Punākha — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Punākha through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 27.59° S, 90.12° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Huasco, Chile, 1,856 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Punākha today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:52
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Dhuhr
- 11:45
- Asr
- 14:54
- Maghrib
- 17:17
- Isha
- 18:31
- Qibla direction
- 273.8° from north (W (274°))
Full prayer timetable for Punākha — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Punākha sits in the Asia/Thimphu time zone, UTC+06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 30 cities we cover in Bhutan.
Punākha's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 1,979 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,651 km off. Its position on the globe is 27.59° N, 89.88° 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 | 01:13 | −14h |
| Chicago | 03:13 | −12h |
| São Paulo | 06:13 | −9h |
| London | 09:13 | −6h |
| Paris | 10:13 | −5h |
| Moscow | 12:13 | −3h |
| Dubai | 13:13 | −2h |
| Mumbai | 14:43 | −0h 30m |
| Singapore | 17:13 | +2h |
| Hong Kong | 17:13 | +2h |
| Tokyo | 18:13 | +3h |
| Sydney | 20:13 | +5h |
Best time to call Punākha
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Punākha local time:
Cities sharing Punākha's time zone
Other cities in Bhutan
- Thimphu15:13
- Phuntsholing15:13
- Tsirang15:13
- Pemagatshel15:13
- Paro15:13
- Sarpang15:13
- Geylegphug15:13
- Samdrup Jongkhar15:13
- Wangdue Phodrang15:13
- Jakar15:13
- Samtse15:13
- Pajo15:13
Distances from Punākha
| Mumbai | 1,979 km | WSW (245°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,514 km | E (98°) |
| Singapore | 3,274 km | SSE (151°) |
| Dubai | 3,442 km | W (274°) |
| Tokyo | 4,750 km | ENE (66°) |
| Moscow | 5,172 km | NW (322°) |
| Paris | 7,566 km | NW (315°) |
| London | 7,645 km | NW (318°) |
| Sydney | 9,402 km | SE (133°) |
| Chicago | 12,286 km | N (358°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,548 km | NNE (25°) |
| São Paulo | 15,651 km | W (266°) |
Cities near Punākha
- Pajo6 km · 15:13
- Wangdue Phodrang12 km · 15:13
- Lungtenzampa27 km · 15:13
- Thimphu27 km · 15:13
- Gasa38 km · 15:13
- Paro49 km · 15:13
- Laya56 km · 15:13
- Daga57 km · 15:13
FAQ
What time is it in Punākha right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Punākha (Bhutan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Punākha in?
Punākha runs on the Asia/Thimphu IANA time zone (UTC+06:00), currently abbreviated GMT+6.
Does Punākha observe daylight saving time?
Punākha does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Punākha today?
Punākha sees sunrise at 06:12 and sunset at 17:18 today, giving 11h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Punākha tonight?
The moon phase over Punākha tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 62.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Punākha?
The antipode of Punākha — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 27.59° S, 90.12° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Huasco, Chile, roughly 1,856 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Punākha?
Punākha lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Punākha?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Punākha, clocks run about 15 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.