Right now, local time in Verkhniy Baskunchak is 17:25 (GMT+4, UTC+04:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Verkhniy Baskunchak ranks #49222 worldwide by population and #1738 in Russia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Astrakhan GMT+4
- UTC offset
- UTC+04:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 37m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Day length
- 9h 55m
- Solar noon
- 12:37
- Daylight range
- 8h 20m (winter) – 16h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Verkhniy Baskunchak — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 48.2256° N, 46.7217° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Astrakhan Oblast
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Population
- 8,745 · #49222 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Verkhniy Baskunchak through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 48.23° S, 133.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 2,590 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Verkhniy Baskunchak today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:54
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Dhuhr
- 12:38
- Asr
- 15:07
- Maghrib
- 17:33
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 194.1° from north (SSW (194°))
Full prayer timetable for Verkhniy Baskunchak — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Verkhniy Baskunchak sits in the Europe/Astrakhan time zone, UTC+04:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Verkhniy Baskunchak's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,042 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,748 km off. Its position on the globe is 48.23° N, 46.72° 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 | 05:25 | −12h |
| Chicago | 07:25 | −10h |
| São Paulo | 10:25 | −7h |
| London | 13:25 | −4h |
| Paris | 14:25 | −3h |
| Moscow | 16:25 | −1h |
| Dubai | 17:25 | same time |
| Mumbai | 18:55 | +1h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:25 | +4h |
| Hong Kong | 21:25 | +4h |
| Tokyo | 22:25 | +5h |
| Sydney | 00:25 | +7h |
Best time to call Verkhniy Baskunchak
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Verkhniy Baskunchak local time:
Cities sharing Verkhniy Baskunchak's time zone
Other cities in Russia
- Moscow16:25
- Saint Petersburg16:25
- Novosibirsk20:25
- Yekaterinburg18:25
- Nizhniy Novgorod16:25
- Kazan16:25
- Chelyabinsk18:25
- Omsk19:25
- Samara17:25
- Rostov-on-Don16:25
- Ufa18:25
- Krasnoyarsk20:25
Distances from Verkhniy Baskunchak
| Moscow | 1,042 km | NNW (327°) |
| Dubai | 2,662 km | SSE (161°) |
| Paris | 3,220 km | WNW (288°) |
| London | 3,320 km | WNW (294°) |
| Mumbai | 4,009 km | SE (135°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,527 km | E (91°) |
| Tokyo | 7,337 km | ENE (63°) |
| Singapore | 7,529 km | ESE (115°) |
| Chicago | 9,041 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,745 km | NNW (348°) |
| São Paulo | 12,175 km | WSW (256°) |
| Sydney | 13,748 km | ESE (105°) |
Cities near Verkhniy Baskunchak
- Nizhniy Baskunchak8 km · 17:25
- Akhtubinsk42 km · 17:25
- Saykhin66 km · 18:25
- Chyorny Yar49 km · 17:25
- Saykhin71 km · 18:25
- Tsagan Aman74 km · 16:25
- Sasykoli78 km · 17:25
- El’ton101 km · 16:25
FAQ
What time is it in Verkhniy Baskunchak right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Verkhniy Baskunchak (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Verkhniy Baskunchak in?
Verkhniy Baskunchak runs on the Europe/Astrakhan IANA time zone (UTC+04:00), currently abbreviated GMT+4.
Does Verkhniy Baskunchak observe daylight saving time?
Verkhniy Baskunchak does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Verkhniy Baskunchak today?
Verkhniy Baskunchak sees sunrise at 07:40 and sunset at 17:35 today, giving 9h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Verkhniy Baskunchak tonight?
The moon phase over Verkhniy Baskunchak tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Verkhniy Baskunchak?
The antipode of Verkhniy Baskunchak — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 48.23° S, 133.28° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 2,590 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Verkhniy Baskunchak?
Verkhniy Baskunchak lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Verkhniy Baskunchak?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Verkhniy Baskunchak, clocks run about 37 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.