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Live local time
Shalqar, Kazachstan
03:20:24 PMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Asia/Aqtobe
Huidige lokale tijd
03:20:24 PM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Tijdzone
Asia/Aqtobe
Asia/Aqtobe · UTC
Volgende feestdag
Kazakhstan People's Unity Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Zakelijke overlap nu
2 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Shalqar right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
ALA
Almaty International Airport · 1440 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
1
Curated airport references available for Kazachstan
Snapshot at render time: 03:20:24 PM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Shalqar (UTC, Asia/Aqtobe).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
16°C, Overcast
Feels like 13°C · Humidity 49% · Wind 15 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:45 AM to 08:12 PM
Day length 14h 27m · Solar noon 12:59 PM
Next country holiday
Kazakhstan People's Unity Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Shalqar local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
27.4K
Coordinates
47.83, 59.62
Timezone
Asia/Aqtobe
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
1
Capital
Astana
Languages
Kazakh, Russian
Currency
KZT (₸)
Country area
2,724,900 km²
Local time in Shalqar runs on the Asia/Aqtobe clock; with roughly 27.4K residents the city (rank #58 by population in this dataset) is a working reference point inside Kazachstan.
The coordinates 47.83°N, 59.62°E put Shalqar roughly 5309 km from the equator in the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, which is why the page expects clear seasonal daylight differences across the year.
Today the sun rises around 05:45 AM and sets around 08:12 PM in Shalqar — about 14h 27m of daylight. Kazachstan stays on standard time here, so UTC is stable through the year.
Embi (155 km from Shalqar) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 1 curated airport pages indexed for Kazachstan.
Shalqar planners should mark 2026-05-01 (Kazakhstan People's Unity Day); that's the next national holiday signal in view.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Timezone
IANA Zone
Asia/Aqtobe
UTC Offset
UTC
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Quarter
Q2
Other cities in this timezone
London
-4h
New York
-9h
Los Angeles
-12h
Dubai
-1h
Singapore
+3h
Tokyo
+4h
Sydney
+5h
São Paulo
-8h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Shalqar.
Railway stations in Kazakhstan include:
Distance-wise, Shalqar is closest to Dubai (~2,545 km), London (~4,198 km), Tokyo (~6,474 km); São Paulo is the far end at roughly 13,113 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Shalqar sits inside Kazachstan — the Central Asia subregion, capital Astana, languages Kazakh, Russian, currency KZT (₸).
Around Shalqar, the nearest mapped reference cities are Embi (155 km), Aral (192 km), Kandyagash (243 km), Khromtau (283 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for Asia/Aqtobe planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Shalqar: Kazakhstan People's Unity Day, Defender of the Fatherland Day, Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Kazachstan.
Closest curated airport references from Shalqar: ALA Almaty (1440 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Almaty International AirportALA
Almaty · 1440 km from Shalqar
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 2h 36m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
On this day
2021: Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
2014: A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China kills three people and injures 79 others.
2013: Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
Coordination pulse
2 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 11:20 AM | -4h | Good to call now |
| New York | 06:20 AM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 03:20 AM | -12h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 02:20 PM | -1h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 06:20 PM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 07:20 PM | +4h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 08:20 PM | +5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 07:20 AM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
Shalqar bevindt zich in de tijdzone Asia/Aqtobe (), met een UTC-verschuiving van .
Shalqar hanteert momenteel geen zomertijd.
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Shalqar is UTC.
Shalqar sits at 47.83°N, 59.62°E in Kazachstan, with about 27.4K residents (rank #58 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Shalqar is Dubai, about 2,545 km away as the crow flies.
Embi is the closest indexed city, roughly 155 km from Shalqar.
Almaty International Airport (ALA) is the closest curated airport reference, about 1440 km from Shalqar.
Kazakhstan People's Unity Day is the next upcoming holiday in Kazachstan, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.