Right now, local time in Kostanay is 18:06 (GMT+5, UTC+05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kostanay ranks #2940 worldwide by population and #14 in Kazakhstan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Qostanay GMT+5
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 30m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Day length
- 9h 29m
- Solar noon
- 12:30
- Daylight range
- 7h 31m (winter) – 16h 59m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kostanay — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 53.2144° N, 63.6246° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kostanay
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Population
- 210,000 · #2940 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kostanay through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 53.21° S, 116.38° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 2,954 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kostanay today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:47
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Dhuhr
- 12:30
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:12
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 219.0° from north (SW (219°))
Full prayer timetable for Kostanay — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kostanay sits in the Asia/Qostanay time zone, UTC+05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 29m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 345 cities we cover in Kazakhstan.
Kostanay's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,693 km away; even São Paulo lies some 13,417 km off. Its position on the globe is 53.21° N, 63.62° 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 | 05:06 | −13h |
| Chicago | 07:06 | −11h |
| São Paulo | 10:06 | −8h |
| London | 13:06 | −5h |
| Paris | 14:06 | −4h |
| Moscow | 16:06 | −2h |
| Dubai | 17:06 | −1h |
| Mumbai | 18:36 | +0h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:06 | +3h |
| Hong Kong | 21:06 | +3h |
| Tokyo | 22:06 | +4h |
| Sydney | 00:06 | +6h |
Best time to call Kostanay
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kostanay local time:
Cities sharing Kostanay's time zone
Distances from Kostanay
| Moscow | 1,693 km | WNW (290°) |
| Dubai | 3,185 km | SSW (196°) |
| Mumbai | 3,885 km | SSE (165°) |
| Paris | 4,179 km | WNW (289°) |
| London | 4,187 km | WNW (294°) |
| Hong Kong | 5,448 km | ESE (109°) |
| Tokyo | 6,031 km | ENE (76°) |
| Singapore | 6,846 km | SE (133°) |
| Chicago | 9,089 km | NNW (339°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,310 km | N (2°) |
| Sydney | 12,807 km | ESE (114°) |
| São Paulo | 13,417 km | W (271°) |
Cities near Kostanay
FAQ
What time is it in Kostanay right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kostanay (Kazakhstan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kostanay in?
Kostanay runs on the Asia/Qostanay IANA time zone (UTC+05:00), currently abbreviated GMT+5.
Does Kostanay observe daylight saving time?
Kostanay does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kostanay today?
Kostanay sees sunrise at 07:45 and sunset at 17:14 today, giving 9h 29m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kostanay tonight?
The moon phase over Kostanay tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kostanay?
The antipode of Kostanay — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 53.21° S, 116.38° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 2,954 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kostanay?
Kostanay lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kostanay?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kostanay, clocks run about 30 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.