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What time is it in Dhaka?
23:42:55
Friday 13 November 2026
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Time zone UTC+06:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:11 · sunset 17:13
Time difference with Dhaka
Dhaka is on UTC+06:00 right now: 6 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Dhaka |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:42 | 6 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:42 | 11 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:42 | 14 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:42 | 5 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:42 | 5 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:42 | 2 hours behind |
| New Delhi India | 23:12 | 30 min behind |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:42 | 2 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:42 | 2 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:42 | 3 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:42 | 5 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:42 | 9 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Dhaka
Dhaka does not change its clocks: UTC+06:00 all year round.
History of local time in Dhaka
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1 January 2010 | UTC+6 all year round |
| 2009 | UTC+6, summer time UTC+7 |
| 1951 – 2008 | UTC+6 all year round |
| until 1950 | UTC+6:30 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Asia/Dhaka. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Dhaka
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 86 km away, Charipara (India) is 30 min behind Dhaka all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Motijheel | 2 km |
| Paltan | 3 km |
| Azimpur | 3 km |
| Dukuria | 3 km |
| Mātuail | 5 km |
| Kafrul | 9 km |
| Bhatara | 11 km |
| Narayanganj | 15 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Dhaka
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 11 h 2 min
- Tomorrow
- −1 min
Dawn 05:47, dusk 17:37, solar noon 11:42. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (10 h 40 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (13 h 36 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:10 (3 June 2027), latest at 06:42 (7 January 2027); earliest sunset at 17:10 (25 November 2026), latest at 18:49 (26 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 17 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:38 · moonset 20:15 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 17:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Bangladesh
Good to know about the time in Dhaka
Dhaka is on Bangladesh time, UTC+6, all year round, with no daylight saving time: it is 5 hours ahead of Paris in winter and 4 hours ahead in summer.
The country tried daylight saving time only once, in 2009, from June to December. Kolkata, in India, is 30 min behind Dhaka. Time in Bangladesh