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Current local time in Bukhara

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Calling Code +998
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Sun & moon in Bukhara today

Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
18:27
Daylight
11.8hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Bukhara

J9.6 hrsF10.7 hrsM11.9 hrsA13.2 hrsM14.3 hrsJ15 hrsJ14.7 hrsA13.8 hrsS12.5 hrsO11.2 hrsN10 hrsD9.4 hrs

Working hours in Bukhara

4h overlap
BukharaUTC+5
06121824
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06121824
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Time zone guide for Bukhara

Bukhara, Uzbekistan runs on UTC+5. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between Bukhara and New York is 9 hours. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. The time difference between Bukhara and London is 4 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 13:00–18:00 in Bukhara lines up with 09:00–14:00 in London. The time difference between Bukhara and Tokyo is 4 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:00 in Bukhara lines up with 13:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Karachi, Astana, Lahore. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Bukhara.

Practical information for Bukhara

Bukhara (Uzbekistan) is home to roughly 280K people. Today brings about 11.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:37, sunset at 18:27. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 40° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Capital

Tashkent

Continent

Asia

Time Zone

UTC+5 · Asia/Tashkent

Coordinates

39.77°N, 64.42°E

Currency

UZS (soʼm)

Calling Code

+998

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Uzbek

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Minaret Genghis Khan Left Standing

The Kalyan Minaret was completed in 1127 and rises about 46 metres. When Genghis Khan sacked Bukhara in 1220 he reportedly ordered it spared while most of the city was razed.

The clock: Bukhara keeps UTC+5. Its old centre holds well over a hundred protected monuments inside a few square kilometres.

The sun and the clock in Bukhara (2026)

Solar noon12:42on UTC+5 standard time
Longest day15h22 June
Shortest day9h 21m22 December
Yearly average12h 12mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise05:1315 June
Latest sunset20:1429 June

Bukhara lies at 64.4°E. Its time zone, UTC+5, is built around the 75°E meridian. The 10.6° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 42 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:42 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC+5 all year — there is no daylight saving here.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 15h of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 9h 21m. The swing between them is 5h 39m. This is the latitude band where the difference between summer and winter evenings is most obvious.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Bukhara the sun comes up earliest on 15 June at 05:13, while the latest sunset waits until 29 June at 20:14. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Bukhara that civil twilight runs about 27 minutes at the equinox, stretching to 33 minutes at the solstice.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Bukhara?

The official timezone for Bukhara, Uzbekistan is Asia/Tashkent with a current UTC offset of UTC+5.

What is the population and location of Bukhara?

Bukhara has an estimated population of 280K and is located at coordinates 39.77°N, 64.42°E.

How many hours of daylight does Bukhara get?

Bukhara gets 15h of daylight on its longest day and 9h 21m on its shortest, averaging 12h 12m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Bukhara?

Solar noon in Bukhara falls at about 12:42 on UTC+5 standard time, because the city sits 10.6° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Bukhara?

A Minaret Genghis Khan Left Standing: The Kalyan Minaret was completed in 1127 and rises about 46 metres. When Genghis Khan sacked Bukhara in 1220 he reportedly ordered it spared while most of the city was razed.