Dhanbad
Jharkhand, India
Thursday, 12th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+5:30
- Time zone
- Asia/KolkataIST
- Sunrise
- 5:56 am
- Sunset
- 4:59 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 2 minutes63 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
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Daylight saving in Dhanbad
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Dhanbad has stayed on IST (UTC+5:30) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Dhanbad doing anything.
Dhanbad time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 3pm and 17:00 in Kolkata, 9am to 10am at the other end.
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Time difference between Dhanbad and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 12:52 pm Wed | 12:52 | 13 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Chicago CST | 2:52 pm Wed | 14:52 | 11 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Mexico City CST | 2:52 pm Wed | 14:52 | 11 hours 30 minutes behind |
| New York City EST | 3:52 pm Wed | 15:52 | 10 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Toronto EST | 3:52 pm Wed | 15:52 | 10 hours 30 minutes behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 5:52 pm Wed | 17:52 | 8 hours 30 minutes behind |
| London GMT | 8:52 pm Wed | 20:52 | 5 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Paris CET | 9:52 pm Wed | 21:52 | 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Berlin CET | 9:52 pm Wed | 21:52 | 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 10:52 pm Wed | 22:52 | 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Cairo EET | 10:52 pm Wed | 22:52 | 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Moscow MSK | 11:52 pm Wed | 23:52 | 2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 12:52 am | 00:52 | 1 hour 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 4:52 am | 04:52 | 2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 5:52 am | 05:52 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 7:52 am | 07:52 | 5 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 9:52 am | 09:52 | 7 hours 30 minutes ahead |
About Dhanbad
- Population
- 1196214
- Coordinates
- 23.798, 86.430
- Region
- Jharkhand, India
- IANA zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Solar noon
- 11:28 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Dhanbad right now?
It is 2:22 am (02:22 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 12th November 2026 in Dhanbad. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Dhanbad in?
Dhanbad uses the Asia/Kolkata time zone, currently IST (UTC+5:30). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like IST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Dhanbad on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Dhanbad stays on IST (UTC+5:30) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dhanbad today?
The sun rises at 5:56 am and sets at 4:59 pm today, giving 11 hours 2 minutes of daylight. That is 63 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Dhanbad of Los Angeles?
Dhanbad is 13 hours 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 2:22 am in Dhanbad, it is 12:52 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Dhanbad?
Dhanbad is in Jharkhand, India, at 23.80° N, 86.43° E, with a population of about 1,196,214. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.