Right now, local time in Sylhet is 23:04 (GMT+6, UTC+06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sylhet ranks #2596 worldwide by population and #25 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 23m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 11h 12m
- Solar noon
- 11:37
- Daylight range
- 10h 35m (winter) – 13h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sylhet — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 24.8990° N, 91.8720° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sylhet Division
- Country
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- Population
- 237,000 · #2596 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sylhet through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 24.90° S, 88.13° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is San Juan, Peru, 1,717 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sylhet today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:43
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Dhuhr
- 11:37
- Asr
- 15:35
- Maghrib
- 17:12
- Isha
- 18:29
- Qibla direction
- 277.0° from north (W (277°))
Full prayer timetable for Sylhet — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sylhet sits in the Asia/Dhaka time zone, UTC+06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 12m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 162 cities we cover in Bangladesh.
Sylhet's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Mumbai, 2,064 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,821 km off. Its position on the globe is 24.90° N, 91.87° 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 | 09:04 | −14h |
| Chicago | 11:04 | −12h |
| São Paulo | 14:04 | −9h |
| London | 17:04 | −6h |
| Paris | 18:04 | −5h |
| Moscow | 20:04 | −3h |
| Dubai | 21:04 | −2h |
| Mumbai | 22:34 | −0h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:04 | +2h |
| Hong Kong | 01:04 | +2h |
| Tokyo | 02:04 | +3h |
| Sydney | 04:04 | +5h |
Best time to call Sylhet
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sylhet local time:
Cities sharing Sylhet's time zone
Other cities in Bangladesh
- Dhaka23:04
- Chattogram23:04
- Gazipur23:04
- Khulna23:04
- Rangpur23:04
- Rajshahi23:04
- Comilla23:04
- Pallabi23:04
- Mirpur Model Thana23:04
- Mohammadpur23:04
- Hāthazāri23:04
- Shibganj23:04
Distances from Sylhet
| Mumbai | 2,064 km | WSW (255°) |
| Hong Kong | 2,287 km | E (93°) |
| Singapore | 2,916 km | SSE (152°) |
| Dubai | 3,672 km | W (279°) |
| Tokyo | 4,697 km | ENE (64°) |
| Moscow | 5,531 km | NW (323°) |
| Paris | 7,919 km | NW (316°) |
| London | 8,001 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 9,052 km | SE (134°) |
| Chicago | 12,589 km | N (360°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,730 km | NNE (27°) |
| São Paulo | 15,821 km | W (263°) |
Cities near Sylhet
- Jahedpur24 km · 23:04
- Chhātak26 km · 23:04
- Shella39 km · 22:34
- Maulavi Bāzār47 km · 23:04
- Cherrapunjee48 km · 22:34
- Batarashi47 km · 22:34
- Karīmganj49 km · 22:34
- Sunāmganj51 km · 23:04
FAQ
What time is it in Sylhet right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sylhet (Bangladesh), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sylhet in?
Sylhet runs on the Asia/Dhaka IANA time zone (UTC+06:00), currently abbreviated GMT+6.
Does Sylhet observe daylight saving time?
Sylhet does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sylhet today?
Sylhet sees sunrise at 06:01 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 11h 12m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sylhet tonight?
The moon phase over Sylhet tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sylhet?
The antipode of Sylhet — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 24.90° S, 88.13° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is San Juan, Peru, roughly 1,717 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sylhet?
Sylhet lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sylhet?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sylhet, clocks run about 23 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.