Karakum in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.4475, 50.6151
- Region
- Mangystau
- Country
- Kazakhstan, Asia
- Capital
- Nur-Sultan — 1718 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Karakum, Mangystau, Kazakhstan
Learn the current time in Karakum, Mangystau, Kazakhstan, a place in the Asia/Aqtau time zone (+5).
Karakum, Kazakhstan
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+5 · Asia/Aqtau
Local time in Karakum
UTC+5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Karakum, Mangystau.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:19 AM Solar noon 1:22 PM Sunset 6:25 PM Daylight 10 h 06 min Night 13 h 54 min Civil twilight 7:49 AM – 6:56 PM
Weather in Karakum right now
Loading the current weather…
Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Karakum and its neighbours
Largest cities in Mangystau
Other places named Karakum
- Karakum Turkistan, Kazakhstan
- Karakum Abai Region, Kazakhstan
- Karakum Ankara, Turkey
- Karakum Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Nearby places
- Tupqaraghan Audany — 16.6 km
- Zimovka Sagakuduk — 17.5 km
- Qyzylözen — 18.8 km
- Aralda — 19.1 km
- Kanga — 19.3 km
- Zimovka Zhayylgan — 23.8 km
Local time details for Karakum
The time zone in effect for Karakum is Asia/Aqtau, at UTC+5. Daylight saving time observed: No.
Today the day starts in Karakum at 8:19 AM with sunrise and ends at 6:25 PM with sunset. Daylight lasts 10 h 06 min.
Tupqaraghan Audany and Zimovka Sagakuduk are neighbours of Karakum on the same clock.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Karakum observe?
- Karakum observes Asia/Aqtau, whose offset is +5.
- Does Karakum run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in Karakum: No.
- How do I know when the sun sets in Karakum?
- Sunset there is at 6:25 PM.