Right now, local time in Taraz is 10:24 (GMT+5, UTC+05:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Taraz ranks #1682 worldwide by population and #6 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Day length
- 10h 17m
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Daylight range
- 9h 01m (winter) – 15h 21m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 53% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Taraz — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 42.8980° N, 71.3733° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Zhambyl
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Population
- 358,153 · #1682 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Taraz through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 42.90° S, 108.63° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 1,752 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Taraz today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Dhuhr
- 11:59
- Asr
- 14:42
- Maghrib
- 17:06
- Isha
- 18:36
- Qibla direction
- 240.8° from north (WSW (241°))
Full prayer timetable for Taraz — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Taraz sits in the Asia/Almaty time zone, UTC+05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 17m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 345 cities we cover in Kazakhstan.
Taraz's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,448 km away; even São Paulo lies some 14,007 km off. Its position on the globe is 42.90° N, 71.37° 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 | 21:24 | −13h |
| Chicago | 23:24 | −11h |
| São Paulo | 02:24 | −8h |
| London | 05:24 | −5h |
| Paris | 06:24 | −4h |
| Moscow | 08:24 | −2h |
| Dubai | 09:24 | −1h |
| Mumbai | 10:54 | +0h 30m |
| Singapore | 13:24 | +3h |
| Hong Kong | 13:24 | +3h |
| Tokyo | 14:24 | +4h |
| Sydney | 16:24 | +6h |
Best time to call Taraz
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Taraz local time:
Cities sharing Taraz's time zone
Distances from Taraz
| Dubai | 2,448 km | SW (222°) |
| Mumbai | 2,659 km | S (177°) |
| Moscow | 2,793 km | NW (313°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,549 km | ESE (106°) |
| Paris | 5,198 km | WNW (303°) |
| London | 5,266 km | NW (307°) |
| Singapore | 5,632 km | SE (136°) |
| Tokyo | 5,772 km | ENE (74°) |
| Chicago | 10,357 km | NNW (345°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,403 km | N (8°) |
| Sydney | 11,763 km | ESE (122°) |
| São Paulo | 14,007 km | W (270°) |
Cities near Taraz
- Sarykemer17 km · 10:24
- Asa24 km · 10:24
- Pokrovka26 km · 11:24
- Kyzyl-Adyr36 km · 11:24
- Bauyrzhan Momyshuly59 km · 10:24
- Bakai-Ata64 km · 11:24
- Ivanovo-Alekseyevka79 km · 11:24
- Talas82 km · 11:24
FAQ
What time is it in Taraz right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Taraz (Kazakhstan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Taraz in?
Taraz runs on the Asia/Almaty IANA time zone (UTC+05:00), currently abbreviated GMT+5.
Does Taraz observe daylight saving time?
Taraz does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Taraz today?
Taraz sees sunrise at 06:50 and sunset at 17:08 today, giving 10h 17m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Taraz tonight?
The moon phase over Taraz tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 53.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Taraz?
The antipode of Taraz — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 42.90° S, 108.63° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 1,752 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Taraz?
Taraz lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Taraz?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Taraz, clocks run about 1 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.