Tajikistan · TJT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Dushanbe, Tajikistan runs on UTC+5. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 9-hour difference between Dushanbe and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 4-hour difference between Dushanbe and London. 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 Dushanbe lines up with 09:00–14:00 in London. There is a 4-hour difference between Dushanbe and Tokyo. 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 Dushanbe 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 Dushanbe.
Practical Info
Dushanbe (Tajikistan) is home to roughly 900K people. Today brings about 14.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:06, sunset at 19:54. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 39° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Capital
Dushanbe 👑
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
TJT · Asia/Dushanbe
Coordinates
38.56°N, 68.78°E
Currency
TJS (SM)
Calling Code
+992
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Tajik
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Dushanbe means Monday in Tajik — the settlement grew around a Monday market and was known as nothing else until it became a capital in the 1920s. It is the only national capital named after a day of the week.
The clock: Dushanbe keeps UTC+5. Nearby Nurek Dam was the tallest in the world for decades at 300 metres, and still supplies most of Tajikistan's electricity.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap