Geographic position of Dushanbe

Dushanbe is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 38.5358° N, 68.7791° E.

Dushanbe lies in the temperate latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Dushanbe

The point on Earth exactly opposite Dushanbe is near Viña del Mar - when it's noon in Dushanbe, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Dushanbe

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Dushanbe

Dushanbe is currently in Autumn. Autumn begins around September 22, which is 1 day from now.

Because Dushanbe is in the Northern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is autumn here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Dushanbe

In Dushanbe, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 14h 51m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 9h 28m, a difference of roughly 5h 23m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Dushanbe's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Dushanbe at 38.54° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Dushanbe

With a population of 679,400, Dushanbe ranks as the 1st most populous city in Tajikistan, out of 31 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Dushanbe

Dushanbe uses the IANA time zone identifier Asia/Dushanbe. The current local offset is UTC+5 / +05.

Dushanbe does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Dushanbe

Business hours in Dushanbe (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 12:00 AM - 8:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Los Angeles: 9:00 PM (previous day) - 5:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• Dubai: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Mumbai: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM ( Convenient)
• Tokyo: 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Sydney: 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM ( Partial overlap)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in Tajikistan

Public Holidays Affecting Dushanbe

Official national holiday observed in Tajikistan.

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