Right now, local time in Ashgabat is 15:58 (GMT+5, UTC+05:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ashgabat ranks #545 worldwide by population — the largest city in Turkmenistan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Ashgabat GMT+5
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 51m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Day length
- 10h 39m
- Solar noon
- 12:51
- Daylight range
- 9h 32m (winter) – 14h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ashgabat — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 37.9500° N, 58.3833° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Ashgabat
- Country
- 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
- Population
- 1,030,063 · #545 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ashgabat through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 37.95° S, 121.62° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 1,641 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ashgabat today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:02
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Dhuhr
- 12:51
- Asr
- 15:45
- Maghrib
- 18:09
- Isha
- 19:33
- Qibla direction
- 229.3° from north (SW (229°))
Full prayer timetable for Ashgabat — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ashgabat sits in the Asia/Ashgabat time zone, UTC+05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 39m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Turkmenistan, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Ashgabat's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,441 km away; even São Paulo lies some 12,860 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.95° N, 58.38° 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 | 03:58 | −12h |
| Chicago | 05:58 | −10h |
| São Paulo | 07:58 | −8h |
| London | 10:58 | −5h |
| Paris | 11:58 | −4h |
| Moscow | 13:58 | −2h |
| Dubai | 14:58 | −1h |
| Mumbai | 16:28 | +0h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:58 | +3h |
| Hong Kong | 18:58 | +3h |
| Tokyo | 19:58 | +4h |
| Sydney | 21:58 | +6h |
Best time to call Ashgabat
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ashgabat local time:
Cities sharing Ashgabat's time zone
Other cities in Turkmenistan
- Türkmenabat15:58
- Daşoguz15:58
- Mary15:58
- Türkmenbaşy15:58
- Balkanabat15:58
- Bayramaly15:58
- Tejen15:58
- Gyzylarbat15:58
- Magdanly15:58
- Boldumsaz15:58
- Abadan15:58
- Yolöten15:58
Distances from Ashgabat
| Dubai | 1,441 km | SSW (193°) |
| Moscow | 2,512 km | NNW (329°) |
| Mumbai | 2,529 km | SE (142°) |
| Paris | 4,576 km | NW (304°) |
| London | 4,722 km | NW (308°) |
| Hong Kong | 5,552 km | E (92°) |
| Singapore | 6,162 km | ESE (120°) |
| Tokyo | 6,994 km | ENE (64°) |
| Chicago | 10,494 km | NNW (335°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,001 km | N (357°) |
| Sydney | 12,457 km | ESE (117°) |
| São Paulo | 12,860 km | W (259°) |
Cities near Ashgabat
- Gämi9 km · 15:58
- Änew14 km · 15:58
- Abadan20 km · 15:58
- Arçabil26 km · 15:58
- Babaarap29 km · 15:58
- Yzgant35 km · 15:58
- Bereketli zaman33 km · 15:58
- Täze eýýam38 km · 15:58
FAQ
What time is it in Ashgabat right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ashgabat in?
Ashgabat runs on the Asia/Ashgabat IANA time zone (UTC+05:00), currently abbreviated GMT+5.
Does Ashgabat observe daylight saving time?
Ashgabat does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ashgabat today?
Ashgabat sees sunrise at 07:31 and sunset at 18:10 today, giving 10h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ashgabat tonight?
The moon phase over Ashgabat tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ashgabat?
The antipode of Ashgabat — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.95° S, 121.62° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 1,641 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ashgabat?
Ashgabat lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ashgabat?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ashgabat, clocks run about 51 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.