What time is it in Balkanabat right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Ashgabat. Balkanabat is 5 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Balkanabat in?

Balkanabat uses Turkmenistan Standard Time. Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Ashgabat, and the current UTC offset is UTC+5.

Does Balkanabat observe daylight saving time?

No. Balkanabat stays on UTC+5 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Balkanabat?

Open the time zone converter for Balkanabat to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Balkanabat, Balkan, Turkmenistan

Balkanabat is on Turkmenistan Standard Time, UTC+5. Balkanabat does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Balkanabat, Turkmenistan

3:39 PM:23

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+5

Country: Turkmenistan
Region: Balkan
Lat/Long: 39°31'N / 54°22'E
Elevation: 11 m
Population: 87,822
Currency: Manat (TMT)
Languages: Turkmen, Russian, Uzbek
Dialling code: +993

Time zone in Balkanabat

Time zone
Turkmenistan Standard Time
Asia/Ashgabat
UTC offset
UTC+5
5 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Balkanabat keeps UTC+5

Balkanabat keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Ashgabat, the one time zone in use in Turkmenistan. Balkanabat does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Balkanabat today

Sunrise
7:45 AM
Sunset
6:27 PM
Day length
10 hours 42 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Balkanabat for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 39°31'N / 54°22'E.

Time difference between Balkanabat and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Balkanabat. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Balkanabat
City	Local time	Compared to Balkanabat
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:39 AM	−9h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:39 AM	−12h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:39 AM	−10h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:39 AM	−9h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:39 AM	−11h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:39 AM	−8h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:39 AM	−5h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:39 AM	−4h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:39 AM	−4h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:39 AM	−4h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:39 PM	−3h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:39 PM	−1h (behind)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:09 PM	+30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:39 PM	+3h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:39 PM	+3h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:39 PM	+4h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:39 PM	+6h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:39 PM	+8h (ahead)

Other cities near Balkanabat

All 36 cities in Turkmenistan

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.