Right now, local time in Aktau is 18:49 (GMT+5, UTC+05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Aktau ranks #4171 worldwide by population and #18 in Kazakhstan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Aqtau GMT+5
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 80m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Day length
- 10h 14m
- Solar noon
- 13:20
- Daylight range
- 8h 55m (winter) – 15h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Aktau — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 43.6611° N, 51.1739° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mangystau
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Population
- 147,443 · #4171 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Aktau through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.66° S, 128.83° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 2,071 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Aktau today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:35
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Dhuhr
- 13:20
- Asr
- 16:01
- Maghrib
- 18:25
- Isha
- 19:57
- Qibla direction
- 206.6° from north (SSW (207°))
Full prayer timetable for Aktau — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Aktau sits in the Asia/Aqtau time zone, UTC+05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 14m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 345 cities we cover in Kazakhstan.
Aktau's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,655 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,266 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.66° N, 51.17° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 05:49 | −13h |
| Chicago | 07:49 | −11h |
| São Paulo | 10:49 | −8h |
| London | 13:49 | −5h |
| Paris | 14:49 | −4h |
| Moscow | 16:49 | −2h |
| Dubai | 17:49 | −1h |
| Mumbai | 19:19 | +0h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:49 | +3h |
| Hong Kong | 21:49 | +3h |
| Tokyo | 22:49 | +4h |
| Sydney | 00:49 | +6h |
Best time to call Aktau
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Aktau local time:
Cities sharing Aktau's time zone
Distances from Aktau
| Moscow | 1,655 km | NNW (329°) |
| Dubai | 2,080 km | SSE (168°) |
| Mumbai | 3,405 km | SE (137°) |
| Paris | 3,732 km | WNW (296°) |
| London | 3,862 km | WNW (301°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,174 km | E (91°) |
| Singapore | 6,997 km | ESE (117°) |
| Tokyo | 7,260 km | ENE (63°) |
| Chicago | 9,653 km | NNW (331°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,308 km | N (351°) |
| São Paulo | 12,394 km | WSW (257°) |
| Sydney | 13,266 km | ESE (110°) |
Cities near Aktau
FAQ
What time is it in Aktau right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Aktau (Kazakhstan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Aktau in?
Aktau runs on the Asia/Aqtau IANA time zone (UTC+05:00), currently abbreviated GMT+5.
Does Aktau observe daylight saving time?
Aktau does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Aktau today?
Aktau sees sunrise at 08:13 and sunset at 18:27 today, giving 10h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Aktau tonight?
The moon phase over Aktau tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Aktau?
The antipode of Aktau — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.66° S, 128.83° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 2,071 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Aktau?
Aktau lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Aktau?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Aktau, clocks run about 80 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.