Auckland is 7 hours ahead of Dhaka for most of the year: when it is 10:00 am in Dhaka it is 5:00 pm in Auckland. In offset terms Dhaka is on UTC+06:00 and Auckland is on UTC+13:00 in January, and UTC+06:00 and UTC+12:00 in July. The converter above works from your browser’s own time zone data, so the figure it shows is the one in force today rather than the one that was in force when this page was written.
The difference is not constant, because only one of the two cities observes daylight saving. In 2026, Dhaka does not change at all and Auckland changes on 5 April and 27 September. That leaves 3 distinct periods in the year, and the table below gives the exact dates. It is the short windows that catch people out: a recurring call booked in one city’s clock silently moves in the other’s.
For arranging anything, the number that matters is the overlap. Dhaka works 09:00 to 17:00 and Auckland works 08:30 to 17:00, which leaves 09:00 to 10:00 in Dhaka — 16:00 to 17:00 in Auckland — as the window when both are open. That is 1 hour of shared working time. The working weeks differ: Dhaka works Sunday to Thursday while Auckland works Monday to Friday, which leaves three shared days at each end of the week and two mismatched ones.
Two local details worth knowing. The working week is Sunday to Thursday and the clock is UTC+06:00 all year, half an hour ahead of India. New Zealand shifts to UTC+13:00 for the southern summer, which is as far ahead of London as any major city gets.
The safest way to write a time for these two cities is to give both, as in "10:00 Dhaka / 17:00 Auckland", or to give the UTC offset. Abbreviations are the trap: Dhaka is on +06 for part of the year and +06 for the rest, and the same three letters are reused in other parts of the world for entirely different offsets.
The formula
local Dhaka- The time you enter, on the Dhaka clock
offset- Each city’s UTC offset at that moment, read live from the IANA time zone database in your browser
+7- The difference in hours that holds for most of 2026: Auckland is 7 hours ahead of Dhaka
day shift- Whether the converted time falls on the previous, same or next calendar day in Auckland
How it works, step by step
- Enter a time in Dhaka using the 24-hour hour box and the minute box — 15:30 is hour 15, minute 30.
- Your browser reports the UTC offset in force in Dhaka and in Auckland for that moment, so a date near a daylight saving transition is handled correctly rather than with a fixed 7 hour rule.
- The second offset minus the first gives the difference, which is added to the time you entered. A result past midnight is marked as the next or previous day, because that is where most conversion mistakes live.
- The panel also shows the current time in both cities, the date in Auckland, and whether the two offices are open at the same moment.
Worked examples
09:00 in Dhaka
09:00 in Dhaka is 16:00 in Auckland — inside Auckland office hours. In 12-hour terms, 9:00 am against 4:00 pm. Both offices are open at that moment, so it is a slot either side can accept.
12:00 in Dhaka
12:00 in Dhaka is 19:00 in Auckland — after the Auckland working day has finished. In 12-hour terms, 12:00 pm against 7:00 pm. Only one of the two offices is open at that moment, so it is worth offering rather than assuming.
16:00 in Dhaka
16:00 in Dhaka is 23:00 in Auckland — late at night in Auckland. In 12-hour terms, 4:00 pm against 11:00 pm. Only one of the two offices is open at that moment, so it is worth offering rather than assuming.
The 5 April window, when the usual answer is wrong
Between 5 April and 26 September the difference is +06:00 rather than +07:00, because one city has changed its clocks and the other has not. In that window 10:00 in Dhaka is 16:00 in Auckland, an hour away from where a fixed-offset table would put it.
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Frequently asked questions
How many hours ahead of Dhaka is Auckland?
Auckland is 7 hours ahead of Dhaka for most of 2026, so 09:00 in Dhaka is 16:00 in Auckland. The difference changes during the daylight saving changeovers, and the table on this page lists every period in the year with its exact dates.
What is 2 pm Dhaka time in Auckland?
9:00 pm, after the Auckland working day has finished. In 24-hour form 14:00 in Dhaka is 21:00 in Auckland, and that is outside working hours in Auckland.
What is the best time to call between Dhaka and Auckland?
Anywhere between 09:00 and 10:00 Dhaka time, which is 16:00 to 17:00 in Auckland. Both offices are open across that whole window — 1 hour of it. If you want one answer rather than a range, 09:30 in Dhaka is the middle of the overlap.
Is Auckland ahead of or behind Dhaka?
Auckland is ahead. Dhaka is at UTC+06:00 and Auckland is at UTC+13:00 in mid-January, and UTC+06:00 and UTC+12:00 in mid-July. The clock moves forward going from Dhaka to Auckland, which is why Auckland reaches the end of its working day first.
Do Dhaka and Auckland change their clocks on the same date?
No. In 2026, Dhaka does not change its clocks at all, and Auckland changes on 5 April 2026 and 27 September 2026. That is why the difference between them takes 2 different values across the year rather than one.
What do the abbreviations for Dhaka mean?
Dhaka is on +06 in winter and +06 in summer, while Auckland uses NZDT and NZST. Abbreviations are the least reliable way to write a time: several are ambiguous between regions, and the summer and winter forms are an hour apart. A UTC offset, or the time given in both cities, cannot be misread.
Does this converter stay correct after the clocks change?
Yes. It does not use a stored number for the difference. Each time you change a value it asks your browser for the UTC offset that Asia/Dhaka and Pacific/Auckland are on at that moment, using the IANA time zone database that ships with your operating system, and takes the difference. The tables on this page are computed from the same database for 2026.
Are the working weeks the same in Dhaka and Auckland?
No. Dhaka works Sun-Thu and Auckland works Mon-Fri, so part of one city’s week falls on the other’s weekend. Check the day as well as the hour before proposing a slot.
Dhaka to Auckland: every hour, every period of 2026, and meeting slots
| Dhaka (24h) | Dhaka (12h) | Auckland (24h) | Auckland (12h) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 12:00 am | 07:00 | 7:00 am | outside office hours |
| 01:00 | 1:00 am | 08:00 | 8:00 am | outside office hours |
| 02:00 | 2:00 am | 09:00 | 9:00 am | office hours in Auckland |
| 03:00 | 3:00 am | 10:00 | 10:00 am | office hours in Auckland |
| 04:00 | 4:00 am | 11:00 | 11:00 am | office hours in Auckland |
| 05:00 | 5:00 am | 12:00 | 12:00 pm | office hours in Auckland |
| 06:00 | 6:00 am | 13:00 | 1:00 pm | office hours in Auckland |
| 07:00 | 7:00 am | 14:00 | 2:00 pm | office hours in Auckland |
| 08:00 | 8:00 am | 15:00 | 3:00 pm | office hours in Auckland |
| 09:00 | 9:00 am | 16:00 | 4:00 pm | office hours in both |
| 10:00 | 10:00 am | 17:00 | 5:00 pm | office hours in Dhaka |
| 11:00 | 11:00 am | 18:00 | 6:00 pm | office hours in Dhaka |
| 12:00 | 12:00 pm | 19:00 | 7:00 pm | office hours in Dhaka |
| 13:00 | 1:00 pm | 20:00 | 8:00 pm | office hours in Dhaka |
| 14:00 | 2:00 pm | 21:00 | 9:00 pm | office hours in Dhaka |
| 15:00 | 3:00 pm | 22:00 | 10:00 pm | office hours in Dhaka |
| 16:00 | 4:00 pm | 23:00 | 11:00 pm | office hours in Dhaka |
| 17:00 | 5:00 pm | 00:00 (next day) | 12:00 am (next day) | outside office hours |
| 18:00 | 6:00 pm | 01:00 (next day) | 1:00 am (next day) | outside office hours |
| 19:00 | 7:00 pm | 02:00 (next day) | 2:00 am (next day) | outside office hours |
| 20:00 | 8:00 pm | 03:00 (next day) | 3:00 am (next day) | outside office hours |
| 21:00 | 9:00 pm | 04:00 (next day) | 4:00 am (next day) | outside office hours |
| 22:00 | 10:00 pm | 05:00 (next day) | 5:00 am (next day) | outside office hours |
| 23:00 | 11:00 pm | 06:00 (next day) | 6:00 am (next day) | outside office hours |
Computed at a difference of 7 hours, which is the one that holds for most of 2026. During the transition windows in the table below, shift the right-hand columns by an hour.
| Period | Length | Dhaka offset | Auckland offset | Difference | Abbreviations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan to 04 Apr | 94 days | UTC+06:00 | UTC+13:00 | +7:00 | +06 / NZDT |
| 05 Apr to 26 Sep | 175 days | UTC+06:00 | UTC+12:00 | +6:00 | +06 / NZST |
| 27 Sep to 31 Dec | 96 days | UTC+06:00 | UTC+13:00 | +7:00 | +06 / NZDT |
Every row is read from the IANA time zone database. Short periods appear where one city has changed its clocks and the other has not yet done so.
| Dhaka | 12-hour | Auckland | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 6:00 am | 13:00 | Too early in Dhaka |
| 06:30 | 6:30 am | 13:30 | Too early in Dhaka |
| 07:00 | 7:00 am | 14:00 | Too early in Dhaka |
| 07:30 | 7:30 am | 14:30 | Too early in Dhaka |
| 08:00 | 8:00 am | 15:00 | Too early in Dhaka |
| 08:30 | 8:30 am | 15:30 | Too early in Dhaka |
| 09:00 | 9:00 am | 16:00 | Good — both offices open |
| 09:30 | 9:30 am | 16:30 | Good — both offices open |
| 10:00 | 10:00 am | 17:00 | After hours in Auckland |
| 10:30 | 10:30 am | 17:30 | After hours in Auckland |
| 11:00 | 11:00 am | 18:00 | After hours in Auckland |
| 11:30 | 11:30 am | 18:30 | After hours in Auckland |
| 12:00 | 12:00 pm | 19:00 | After hours in Auckland |
| 12:30 | 12:30 pm | 19:30 | After hours in Auckland |
| 13:00 | 1:00 pm | 20:00 | After hours in Auckland |
| 13:30 | 1:30 pm | 20:30 | After hours in Auckland |
| 14:00 | 2:00 pm | 21:00 | After hours in Auckland |
| 14:30 | 2:30 pm | 21:30 | After hours in Auckland |
| 15:00 | 3:00 pm | 22:00 | After hours in Auckland |
| 15:30 | 3:30 pm | 22:30 | After hours in Auckland |
| 16:00 | 4:00 pm | 23:00 | After hours in Auckland |
| 16:30 | 4:30 pm | 23:30 | After hours in Auckland |
| 17:00 | 5:00 pm | 00:00 (next day) | Outside both |
| 17:30 | 5:30 pm | 00:30 (next day) | Outside both |
| 18:00 | 6:00 pm | 01:00 (next day) | Outside both |
| 18:30 | 6:30 pm | 01:30 (next day) | Outside both |
| 19:00 | 7:00 pm | 02:00 (next day) | Outside both |
| 19:30 | 7:30 pm | 02:30 (next day) | Outside both |
| 20:00 | 8:00 pm | 03:00 (next day) | Outside both |
| 20:30 | 8:30 pm | 03:30 (next day) | Outside both |
| 21:00 | 9:00 pm | 04:00 (next day) | Outside both |
| 21:30 | 9:30 pm | 04:30 (next day) | Outside both |
Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 in Dhaka and 08:30–17:00 in Auckland, which are the customary hours in each city rather than a generic nine to five.