Time in Kazakhstan

Time in Kazakhstan
Map of Kazakhstan time zones
Current time
Kazakhstan Time (UTC+5)3:02 am, November 22, 2024 [refresh]

Time in Kazakhstan is regulated by the Decree «Қазақстан Республикасы аумағында уақыт есептеу тәртібі туралы»[1] (English: On the Procedure for Calculating Time on the Territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan), according to which time zone is applied: UTC+05:00 (from March 1, 2024)[2] and Daylight Saving Time is not observed since it was abolished in 2005.

Even though the territory of Kazakhstan spans four geographical time zones (from UTC+03:00 to UTC+06:00), it observes UTC+05:00 year round.

The difference in geographical longitude between the extreme eastern and western points of Kazakhstan is 40°45′, which corresponds to the difference in local solar time of 2 hours 43 minutes.

  1. ^ Information and legal system of regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Қазақстан Республикасы аумағында уақыт есептеу тәртібі туралы. Text Retrieved 26th October 2024 (in Kazakh). Archived. Retrieved 14 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian).
  2. ^ Московчук, Анастасия (2024-01-19). "В Казахстане установят единый часовой пояс". zakon.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-19.