Time in Kazakhstan

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Time in Kazakhstan

Map of Kazakhstan time zones

Current time Kazakhstan Time (UTC+5) 1:34 pm, April 19, 2024 [refresh]

Even though its territory spans four geographical time zones (from +3 to +6), standard time in

According to an email on the tz mailing list, Kostanay Region could be part of Asia/Qyzylorda [1].

Time by region

Notes:

• (1) Almaty, Astana and Shymkent cities have the status of State importance and do not relate to any region.
• (2)
  Baikonur cosmodrome
  until 2050.

Time unification

The Ministry of Ecology of Kazakhstan say that Kazakhstan may unify the UTC offset to UTC+6, i.e. the Astana time. It was assumed that the proposal could be implemented on the night of November 30 to December 1, 2023. Soon they decided to abandon this plan and unify the time of the capital according to the time in the western regions (UTC+5).^[3] The change was implemented on March 1, 2024.

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