Right now, local time in Astana is 01:31 (GMT+5, UTC+05:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Astana ranks #316 worldwide by population and #2 in Kazakhstan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Almaty GMT+5
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Day length
- 9h 58m
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Daylight range
- 7h 53m (winter) – 16h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Astana — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.1801° N, 71.4460° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Astana
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Population
- 1,544,142 · #316 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Astana through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.18° S, 108.55° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 2,673 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Astana today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:08
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Dhuhr
- 11:59
- Asr
- 14:27
- Maghrib
- 16:56
- Isha
- 18:41
- Qibla direction
- 231.5° from north (SW (231°))
Full prayer timetable for Astana — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Astana sits in the Asia/Almaty time zone, UTC+05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 58m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 345 cities we cover in Kazakhstan.
Astana's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 2,272 km away; even São Paulo lies some 13,963 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.18° N, 71.45° 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 | 13:31 | −12h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −10h |
| São Paulo | 17:31 | −8h |
| London | 20:31 | −5h |
| Paris | 21:31 | −4h |
| Moscow | 23:31 | −2h |
| Dubai | 00:31 | −1h |
| Mumbai | 02:01 | +0h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:31 | +3h |
| Hong Kong | 04:31 | +3h |
| Tokyo | 05:31 | +4h |
| Sydney | 07:31 | +6h |
Best time to call Astana
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Astana local time:
Cities sharing Astana's time zone
Distances from Astana
| Moscow | 2,272 km | WNW (296°) |
| Dubai | 3,193 km | SSW (212°) |
| Mumbai | 3,578 km | S (177°) |
| Paris | 4,757 km | WNW (295°) |
| London | 4,765 km | WNW (300°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,869 km | ESE (115°) |
| Tokyo | 5,556 km | E (80°) |
| Singapore | 6,315 km | SE (140°) |
| Chicago | 9,471 km | NNW (345°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,491 km | N (8°) |
| Sydney | 12,229 km | ESE (120°) |
| São Paulo | 13,963 km | W (276°) |
Cities near Astana
FAQ
What time is it in Astana right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Astana (Kazakhstan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Astana in?
Astana runs on the Asia/Almaty IANA time zone (UTC+05:00), currently abbreviated GMT+5.
Does Astana observe daylight saving time?
Astana does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Astana today?
Astana sees sunrise at 07:00 and sunset at 16:58 today, giving 9h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Astana tonight?
The moon phase over Astana tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Astana?
The antipode of Astana — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.18° S, 108.55° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 2,673 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Astana?
Astana lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Astana?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Astana, clocks run about 1 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.