Time in Tajikistan

Tajikistan keeps one time: Tajikistan Time, UTC+5 all year, with no daylight saving time. Tajikistan borders China, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Dushanbe.

Tajikistan and the countries around it
Tajikistan TimeUTC+05:00Dushanbe, Isfara, and IstaravshanAsia/Dushanbe
Tajikistan (simplified outline). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Population
9,100,837 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
Total area
55,251 sq mi (143,100 km²)
Currency
Somoni (TJS)
Languages
Tajik, Russian
Calling code
+992
Driving side
Right
Country code (ISO)
TJ
Coordinates (central point)
38.861131, 70.928042

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.

Local time in the largest cities

Dushanbe, Isfara, Istaravshan, Kŭlob, Konibodom, Khujand, Bokhtar, and Vahdat all keep Tajikistan Time, like the rest of Tajikistan.

Time in neighboring countries

CountryLocal time nowDifference from Tajikistan
ChinaUTC+8 all year3 hours ahead
AfghanistanUTC+4:30 all year30 minutes behind
KyrgyzstanUTC+6 all year1 hour ahead
UzbekistanUTC+5 all yearsame time

Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.

Check the time at a point

Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.

Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.