Shymkent
Kazakhstan
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+5
- Time zone
- Asia/AlmatyUTC+5
- Sunrise
- 12:26 am
- Sunset
- 2:26 pm
- Daylight
- 13 hours 59 minutes147 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Shymkent
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Shymkent has stayed on UTC+5 (UTC+5) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Shymkent doing anything.
Shymkent time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 1pm and 17:00 in Almaty — 9am to 12pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Shymkent and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:19 pm Wed | 17:19 | 12 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:19 pm Wed | 18:19 | 11 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:19 pm Wed | 19:19 | 10 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:19 pm Wed | 20:19 | 9 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:19 pm Wed | 20:19 | 9 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:19 pm Wed | 21:19 | 8 hours behind |
| London BST | 1:19 am | 01:19 | 4 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:19 am | 02:19 | 3 hours behind |
| Berlin CEST | 2:19 am | 02:19 | 3 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:19 am | 02:19 | 3 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 3:19 am | 03:19 | 2 hours behind |
| Cairo EEST | 3:19 am | 03:19 | 2 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:19 am | 04:19 | 1 hour behind |
| Delhi IST | 5:49 am | 05:49 | 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:19 am | 08:19 | 3 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:19 am | 09:19 | 4 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:19 am | 10:19 | 5 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:19 pm | 12:19 | 7 hours ahead |
About Shymkent
- Population
- 1200000
- Coordinates
- 42.310, 69.600
- Region
- Kazakhstan
- IANA zone
- Asia/Almaty
- Solar noon
- 7:26 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Shymkent right now?
It is 5:19 am (05:19 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Shymkent. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Shymkent in?
Shymkent uses the Asia/Almaty time zone, currently UTC+5 (UTC+5). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like UTC+5 are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Shymkent on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Shymkent stays on UTC+5 (UTC+5) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Shymkent today?
The sun rises at 5:26 am and sets at 7:26 pm today, giving 13 hours 59 minutes of daylight. That is 147 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Shymkent of Los Angeles?
Shymkent is 12 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 5:19 am in Shymkent, it is 5:19 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Shymkent?
Shymkent is in Kazakhstan, at 42.31° N, 69.60° E, with a population of about 1,200,000. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.