Right now, local time in Shalqar is 06:00 (GMT+5, UTC+05:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Shalqar ranks #21099 worldwide by population and #59 in Kazakhstan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Aqtobe GMT+5
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 46m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Day length
- 10h 03m
- Solar noon
- 12:46
- Daylight range
- 8h 23m (winter) – 16h 01m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Shalqar — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 47.8315° N, 59.6193° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Aktobe
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Population
- 27,399 · #21099 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Shalqar through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 47.83° S, 120.38° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 2,488 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Shalqar today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:59
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Dhuhr
- 12:46
- Asr
- 15:19
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 19:24
- Qibla direction
- 218.0° from north (SW (218°))
Full prayer timetable for Shalqar — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Shalqar sits in the Asia/Aqtobe time zone, UTC+05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 03m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 345 cities we cover in Kazakhstan.
Shalqar's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,740 km away; even São Paulo lies some 13,113 km off. Its position on the globe is 47.83° N, 59.62° 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 | 18:00 | −12h |
| Chicago | 20:00 | −10h |
| São Paulo | 22:00 | −8h |
| London | 01:00 | −5h |
| Paris | 02:00 | −4h |
| Moscow | 04:00 | −2h |
| Dubai | 05:00 | −1h |
| Mumbai | 06:30 | +0h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:00 | +3h |
| Hong Kong | 09:00 | +3h |
| Tokyo | 10:00 | +4h |
| Sydney | 12:00 | +6h |
Best time to call Shalqar
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Shalqar local time:
Cities sharing Shalqar's time zone
- AktobeKZ
- KandyagashKZ
- KhromtauKZ
- EmbiKZ
- ShubarkudukKZ
- ShubarshiKZ
- MartukKZ
- BayganinKZ
Distances from Shalqar
| Moscow | 1,740 km | NW (309°) |
| Dubai | 2,538 km | S (190°) |
| Mumbai | 3,420 km | SSE (155°) |
| Paris | 4,132 km | WNW (294°) |
| London | 4,198 km | WNW (299°) |
| Hong Kong | 5,569 km | E (101°) |
| Tokyo | 6,476 km | ENE (70°) |
| Singapore | 6,682 km | SE (126°) |
| Chicago | 9,533 km | NNW (336°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,908 km | N (358°) |
| Sydney | 12,829 km | ESE (113°) |
| São Paulo | 13,113 km | W (265°) |
Cities near Shalqar
- Saksaul’skiy142 km · 06:00
- Embi155 km · 06:00
- Yrghyz150 km · 06:00
- Aral192 km · 06:00
- Shubarshi199 km · 06:00
- Khromtau283 km · 06:00
- Kandyagash243 km · 06:00
- Selo Temirbeka Zhurgenova296 km · 06:00
FAQ
What time is it in Shalqar right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Shalqar (Kazakhstan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Shalqar in?
Shalqar runs on the Asia/Aqtobe IANA time zone (UTC+05:00), currently abbreviated GMT+5.
Does Shalqar observe daylight saving time?
Shalqar does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shalqar today?
Shalqar sees sunrise at 07:44 and sunset at 17:47 today, giving 10h 03m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Shalqar tonight?
The moon phase over Shalqar tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Shalqar?
The antipode of Shalqar — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 47.83° S, 120.38° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 2,488 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Shalqar?
Shalqar lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Shalqar?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Shalqar, clocks run about 46 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.