Asia/Aqtobe is an IANA time zone used in Kazakhstan. It stays on UTC+5 all year.
Asia/Aqtobe at a glance
| UTC offset now | UTC+5 |
|---|---|
| Standard time | UTC+5 |
| Used in | Kazakhstan |
How Asia/Aqtobe keeps time
Asia/Aqtobe has stayed on UTC+5 since its last daylight saving period in 2004. Software that still applies an old rule will show the wrong time, so keep tz data up to date.
Recent and upcoming changes in Asia/Aqtobe
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, March 30, 2003 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM | UTC+6 |
| Sunday, October 26, 2003 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM | UTC+5 |
| Sunday, March 28, 2004 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM | UTC+6 |
| Sunday, October 31, 2004 | Clocks go back 1 hour for good: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM | UTC+5 |
The base offset of this zone changed in 1992, from UTC+4 to UTC+5. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.
Countries and cities on Asia/Aqtobe
Asia/Aqtobe is used in Kazakhstan. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
Asia/Aqtobe compared with other time zones
Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.
| City | Time now | Difference now | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (United States) | --:-- | 10 h behind | 10 h behind | 9 h behind |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 13 h behind | 13 h behind | 12 h behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 5 h behind | 5 h behind | 4 h behind |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 4 h behind | 4 h behind | 3 h behind |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 1 h behind | 1 h behind | 1 h behind |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 30 min ahead | 30 min ahead | 30 min ahead |
| Singapore | --:-- | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 4 h ahead | 4 h ahead | 4 h ahead |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | 6 h ahead | 6 h ahead | 5 h ahead |
| UTC | --:-- | 5 h behind | 5 h behind | 5 h behind |
Other zones on UTC+5 right now
These IANA zones show the same time as Asia/Aqtobe today. Their clock-change rules may differ.
- Asia/Almaty
- Asia/Aqtau
- Asia/Ashgabat
- Asia/Atyrau
- Asia/Dushanbe
- Asia/Karachi
- Asia/Oral
- Asia/Qostanay
- Asia/Qyzylorda
- Asia/Samarkand
- Asia/Tashkent
- Asia/Yekaterinburg
Using Asia/Aqtobe in software
Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Asia/Aqtobe, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC+5 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.
Show the current time in Asia/Aqtobe:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Asia/Aqtobe', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Asia/Aqtobe'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Asia/Aqtobe')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Asia/Aqtobe dateTools for time in Asia/Aqtobe
- Convert a time to or from Asia/Aqtobe: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Aktobe to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Asia/Aqtobe and the other cities you work with.
- Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UTC offset of Asia/Aqtobe?
UTC+5, all year.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.