Right now, local time in Shalkar is 18:47 (GMT+5, UTC+05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shalkar ranks #21298 worldwide by population and #60 in Kazakhstan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Atyrau GMT+5
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 89m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Day length
- 9h 56m
- Solar noon
- 13:29
- Daylight range
- 8h 22m (winter) – 16h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shalkar — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 48.0333° N, 48.9000° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Atyrau Oblisi
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Population
- 27,072 · #21298 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shalkar through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 48.03° S, 131.10° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 2,555 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shalkar today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:45
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Dhuhr
- 13:29
- Asr
- 15:59
- Maghrib
- 18:25
- Isha
- 20:04
- Qibla direction
- 198.5° from north (SSW (198°))
Full prayer timetable for Shalkar — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shalkar sits in the Asia/Atyrau time zone, UTC+05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 56m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 345 cities we cover in Kazakhstan.
Shalkar's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,154 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,587 km off. Its position on the globe is 48.03° N, 48.90° 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 | 05:47 | −13h |
| Chicago | 07:47 | −11h |
| São Paulo | 10:47 | −8h |
| London | 13:47 | −5h |
| Paris | 14:47 | −4h |
| Moscow | 16:47 | −2h |
| Dubai | 17:47 | −1h |
| Mumbai | 19:17 | +0h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:47 | +3h |
| Hong Kong | 21:47 | +3h |
| Tokyo | 22:47 | +4h |
| Sydney | 00:47 | +6h |
Best time to call Shalkar
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shalkar local time:
Cities sharing Shalkar's time zone
Distances from Shalkar
| Moscow | 1,154 km | NW (322°) |
| Dubai | 2,594 km | SSE (165°) |
| Paris | 3,380 km | WNW (289°) |
| London | 3,476 km | WNW (295°) |
| Mumbai | 3,882 km | SE (138°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,364 km | E (92°) |
| Tokyo | 7,202 km | ENE (64°) |
| Singapore | 7,374 km | ESE (117°) |
| Chicago | 9,145 km | NNW (329°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,799 km | N (349°) |
| São Paulo | 12,328 km | WSW (258°) |
| Sydney | 13,587 km | ESE (107°) |
Cities near Shalkar
- Zhumysker149 km · 18:47
- Maloye Ganyushkino162 km · 18:47
- Aksarayskiy153 km · 17:47
- Krasnyy Yar172 km · 17:47
- Marfino181 km · 17:47
- Volodarskiy183 km · 17:47
- Tambovka139 km · 17:47
- Narimanov169 km · 17:47
FAQ
What time is it in Shalkar right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shalkar (Kazakhstan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Shalkar in?
Shalkar runs on the Asia/Atyrau IANA time zone (UTC+05:00), currently abbreviated GMT+5.
Does Shalkar observe daylight saving time?
Shalkar does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shalkar today?
Shalkar sees sunrise at 08:31 and sunset at 18:26 today, giving 9h 56m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shalkar tonight?
The moon phase over Shalkar tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shalkar?
The antipode of Shalkar — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 48.03° S, 131.10° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 2,555 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shalkar?
Shalkar lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shalkar?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shalkar, clocks run about 89 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.