Shymkent
Kazakhstan
Friday, 13th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+5
- Time zone
- Asia/AlmatyUTC+5
- Sunrise
- 7:09 am
- Sunset
- 5:02 pm
- Daylight
- 9 hours 52 minutes133 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
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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 2pm and 17:00 in Almaty, 9am to 11am at the other end.
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Time difference between Shymkent and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 12:41 pm Thu | 12:41 | 13 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 2:41 pm Thu | 14:41 | 11 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 2:41 pm Thu | 14:41 | 11 hours behind |
| New York City EST | 3:41 pm Thu | 15:41 | 10 hours behind |
| Toronto EST | 3:41 pm Thu | 15:41 | 10 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 5:41 pm Thu | 17:41 | 8 hours behind |
| London GMT | 8:41 pm Thu | 20:41 | 5 hours behind |
| Paris CET | 9:41 pm Thu | 21:41 | 4 hours behind |
| Berlin CET | 9:41 pm Thu | 21:41 | 4 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 10:41 pm Thu | 22:41 | 3 hours behind |
| Cairo EET | 10:41 pm Thu | 22:41 | 3 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 11:41 pm Thu | 23:41 | 2 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 12:41 am | 00:41 | 1 hour behind |
| Delhi IST | 2:11 am | 02:11 | 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 4:41 am | 04:41 | 3 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 5:41 am | 05:41 | 4 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 7:41 am | 07:41 | 6 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 9:41 am | 09:41 | 8 hours ahead |
About Shymkent
- Population
- 1200000
- Coordinates
- 42.310, 69.600
- Region
- Kazakhstan
- IANA zone
- Asia/Almaty
- Solar noon
- 12:05 pm
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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What time is it in Shymkent right now?
It is 1:41 am (01:41 on a 24-hour clock) on Friday, 13th November 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 7:09 am and sets at 5:02 pm today, giving 9 hours 52 minutes of daylight. That is 133 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Shymkent of Los Angeles?
Shymkent is 13 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 1:41 am in Shymkent, it is 12:41 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.