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Baikonur, Cazaquistão
06:01:44 PMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Asia/Qostanay
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Spaceport in Kazakhstan leased to Russia
Hora local atual
06:01:44 PM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Fuso horário
Asia/Qostanay
Asia/Qostanay · UTC
Próximo feriado
Kazakhstan People's Unity Day
sexta-feira, 1 de maio de 2026 · Public
Sobreposição comercial agora
0 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Baikonur right now
Aeroporto mais próximo
ALA
Almaty International Airport · 1116 km
Aeroportos indexados
1
Curated airport references available for Cazaquistão
Snapshot at render time: 06:01:44 PM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Baikonur (UTC, Asia/Qostanay).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
29°C, Overcast
Feels like 25°C · Humidity 19% · Wind 17 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:35 AM to 07:52 PM
Day length 14h 17m · Solar noon 12:44 PM
Next country holiday
Kazakhstan People's Unity Day
sexta-feira, 1 de maio de 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Baikonur local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
70K
Coordinates
45.62, 63.32
Timezone
Asia/Qostanay
Aeroportos indexados
1
Capital
Astana
Languages
Kazakh, Russian
Currency
KZT (₸)
Country area
2,724,900 km²
Baikonur (rank #26 by population in this dataset) sits at Asia/Qostanay (Asia/Qostanay) with roughly 70K residents, anchoring local-time questions for Cazaquistão.
Geographically, Baikonur is at 45.62°N, 63.32°E — that places it in the Northern Hemisphere's mid-latitudes, about 5063 km from the equator, with clear seasonal daylight differences across the year.
Today the sun rises around 05:35 AM and sets around 07:52 PM in Baikonur — about 14h 17m of daylight. Cazaquistão stays on standard time here, so UTC is stable through the year.
Zhosaly (61 km from Baikonur) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 1 curated airport pages indexed for Cazaquistão.
On 2026-05-01, Kazakhstan People's Unity Day is the next holiday flag for Baikonur — worth blocking out for launches or logistics.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Timezone
IANA Zone
Asia/Qostanay
UTC Offset
UTC
DST Status
Standard Time
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Quarter
Q2
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 Baikonur.
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
From Baikonur the nearest of our reference hubs are Dubai (~2,381 km), London (~4,566 km), Tokyo (~6,289 km), while São Paulo sits about 13,375 km away — useful framing when someone needs a feel for whether a meeting is a regional hop or an intercontinental call.
Baikonur sits inside Cazaquistão — the Central Asia subregion, capital Astana, languages Kazakh, Russian, currency KZT (₸).
Zhosaly (61 km), Novokazalinsk (94 km), Aral (183 km), Kyzylorda (192 km) are the nearest cities WorldClockTools indexes around Baikonur — that's the cluster to use when scheduling spills past the city limits.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Baikonur: 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 Cazaquistão.
Closest curated airport references from Baikonur: ALA Almaty (1116 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Almaty International AirportALA
Almaty · 1116 km from Baikonur
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 2h 11m
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
0 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 02:01 PM | -4h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 09:01 AM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 06:01 AM | -12h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 05:01 PM | -1h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 09:01 PM | +3h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 10:01 PM | +4h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 11:01 PM | +5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 10:01 AM | -8h | Check the overlap widget below |
Zhosaly
Cazaquistão
Approx. 61 km away
Novokazalinsk
Cazaquistão
Approx. 94 km away
Aral
Cazaquistão
Approx. 183 km away
Kyzylorda
Cazaquistão
Approx. 192 km away
Tasbuget
Cazaquistão
Approx. 199 km away
Shiyeli
Cazaquistão
Approx. 314 km away
Zhangaqorghan
Cazaquistão
Approx. 364 km away
Shalqar
Cazaquistão
Approx. 374 km away
Baikonur está no fuso horário Asia/Qostanay (), com um deslocamento UTC de .
Baikonur não está atualmente observando o Horário de Verão.
O deslocamento UTC atual para Baikonur é UTC.
Baikonur sits at 45.62°N, 63.32°E in Cazaquistão, with about 70K residents (rank #26 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Baikonur is Dubai, about 2,381 km away as the crow flies.
Zhosaly is the closest indexed city, roughly 61 km from Baikonur.
Almaty International Airport (ALA) is the closest curated airport reference, about 1116 km from Baikonur.
Kazakhstan People's Unity Day is the next upcoming holiday in Cazaquistão, on sexta-feira, 1 de maio de 2026.
