Aktau in numbers
- Coordinates
- 48.0333, 72.8333
- Population
- 9 977
- Region
- Karaganda
- Country
- Kazakhstan, Asia
- Capital
- Nur-Sultan — 364 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Aktau, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Local time right now in Aktau, Karaganda, Kazakhstan appears above, in the Asia/Almaty time zone (+5).
Aktau, Kazakhstan
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC+5 · Asia/Almaty
Local time in Aktau
UTC+5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Aktau.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:48 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 4:59 PM Daylight 10 h 12 min Night 13 h 48 min Civil twilight 6:16 AM – 5:31 PM
Weather in Aktau right now
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Aktau and its neighbours
Largest cities in Karaganda
- Karagandy 497 777
- Temirtau 170 600
- Zhezqazghan 104 357
- Balqash 81 364
- Saran 42 552
- Shakhtinsk 41 602
Other places named Aktau
- Aktau Mangystau, Kazakhstan
- Aktau Karaganda, Kazakhstan
- Aktau Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
- Aktau Atyrau Oblisi, Kazakhstan
- Aktau West Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
Same time zone — Asia/Almaty
Nearby places
- Saryshy — 6.0 km
- Bassaga — 12.7 km
- Bastamaq — 15.1 km
- Bosaginskiy — 19.4 km
- Meyrbek — 23.1 km
- Aqadyr — 25.3 km
Aktau: clock, sun and surroundings
Saryshy and Bassaga, both nearby, hold the same time as Aktau.
The clock in Aktau is set to Asia/Almaty, offset UTC+5. Daylight saving time in use: No.
Today's sunrise at Aktau falls at 6:48 AM; sunset follows at 4:59 PM. Between them lie 10 h 12 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Should Asia/Almaty be used as the time zone for Aktau?
- Yes, Aktau uses Asia/Almaty, whose offset is +5.
- Does the local schedule in Aktau include a clock change?
- No.
- What time does the sun rise in Aktau?
- The sun rises in Aktau at 6:48 AM.