Asia · Southern Asia · Sovereign state
Current time in Bhutan
A single time zone at UTC+06:00.
Saturday, June 6, 2026
About Bhutan's time
A single time zone.
Bhutan operates on a single timezone—Asia/Thimphu—at UTC+6 with no daylight saving time adjustments.
Major cities
Cities of Bhutan.
History
How Bhutan keeps time.
Bhutan formally adopted Bhutan Time (UTC+6:00) in 1989, replacing its earlier alignment loosely based on local solar time. This standardization synchronized the country under a single time zone to support growing administrative and economic coordination across its mountainous terrain.
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Things about Bhutan's time.
Despite spanning a notable east–west geographic range, Bhutan maintains one unified time zone. Solar noon occurs earlier in the east than the west, but the government has kept a single offset for simplicity in governance and communication. The country does not observe daylight saving time, keeping clocks consistent year-round.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Bhutan's time zone, daylight saving rules, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What time zone is Bhutan in?
- Bhutan uses Asia/Thimphu, which is UTC+6:00.
- Does Bhutan observe daylight saving time?
- No, Bhutan does not observe daylight saving time.
- How many time zones does Bhutan have?
- Bhutan has one time zone covering the entire country.
- When did Bhutan adopt its current time zone?
- Bhutan formally adopted UTC+6:00 in 1989.
- Is solar noon the same across Bhutan?
- No, solar noon occurs earlier in eastern Bhutan than in western Bhutan, but the official time is the same everywhere.
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