Aktau Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Aktau, Kazakhstan — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Aktau, Kazakhstan
Prayer times in Aktau are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (43.66°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Kazakhstan. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Aktau's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Kazakhstan. They are drawn from Aktau's own coordinates (43.6611°N, 51.1739°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Aktau's prayer times are worked out
From Aktau, the Qibla is 207° from true north. Face southwest to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 2,686 km (1,669 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Aktau's own coordinates (43.66°N, 51.17°E), not a national average. That is why Aktau's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Aktau timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Aktau lies well west inside its Aqtau time zone. So the sun peaks about 104 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 1:33 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 17h 49m near June down to 10h 40m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Aktau come from the Muslim World League. The Muslim World League method sets Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha at 17°. Use ISNA's 15° instead and Fajr here would move by several minutes. So the method — not the coordinates alone — settles the final time. We also publish times for nearby Zhanaozen, Sumqayıt and Bakıxanov. Each is only a few minutes off Aktau's clock.
Nearby: Zhanaozen prayer times · Sumqayıt prayer times · Bakıxanov prayer times · Qaraçuxur prayer times · Baku prayer times
Two Asr times are in use in Kazakhstan
Kazakh practice is traditionally Hanafi — the Spiritual Administration's tables reflect it — so this page shows the Hanafi Asr alongside the standard time. The time shown above for Aktau is the standard reckoning — 5:07 PM. The Hanafi time today is 6:01 PM. Follow whichever your mosque announces; you can make Hanafi the default in the settings above.
One clock for a continent-sized country
Kazakhstan made a remarkable change on 1 March 2024. After almost a century split across two time zones, the entire country moved to a single zone, UTC+5, with no daylight saving. For prayer times the consequence is real. Kazakhstan spans some 40 degrees of longitude. So solar noon in the far east now falls hours from the far west on the same clock. A per-city calculation, like this page's, is the only way to stay accurate. The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan (SAMK) was established in 1990 and publishes official tables by its own method. This page uses the Muslim World League parameters (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°), so small differences from the official table are normal.
From Turkistan's mausoleum to Astana's domes
Kazakhstan's holiest site is the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkistan. It was built between 1389 and 1405 on Timur's order, for the twelfth-century Sufi master whose poetry carried Islam across the steppe. In 2003 it became the country's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. The capital tells the modern chapter. The Hazrat Sultan Mosque (2012) was among Central Asia's largest until the Astana Grand Mosque opened in 2022 and took the regional title outright. Kazakh Islam is traditionally Hanafi, and mosques announce the later, second-shadow Asr — this page shows both reckonings.
Mosques in Aktau
Mosques in and around Aktau include Бекет-Ата Орталық Мешіт, Бекет-Ата, Шолпан Ата, Мечеть Ар-Рахман and мечеть Толей Ишан. The times on this page are worked out from Aktau's own coordinates, and they apply across these mosques. Check the exact iqama time with your local mosque. That is the congregation, called a few minutes after each prayer starts.
Fajr
5:29 AMالفجر
Fajr in Aktau — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
1:33 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Aktau — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
5:07 PMالعصر
Asr in Aktau — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
7:55 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Aktau — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
9:28 PMالعشاء
Isha in Aktau — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Aktau Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Aktau, Kazakhstan. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 5:16 AM | 6:59 AM | 1:36 PM | 5:17 PM | 8:11 PM | 9:47 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 5:18 AM | 7:00 AM | 1:36 PM | 5:16 PM | 8:10 PM | 9:45 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 5:19 AM | 7:01 AM | 1:36 PM | 5:14 PM | 8:08 PM | 9:43 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 5:20 AM | 7:02 AM | 1:35 PM | 5:13 PM | 8:06 PM | 9:41 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 5:22 AM | 7:03 AM | 1:35 PM | 5:12 PM | 8:04 PM | 9:39 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 5:23 AM | 7:04 AM | 1:35 PM | 5:11 PM | 8:02 PM | 9:36 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 5:25 AM | 7:05 AM | 1:34 PM | 5:10 PM | 8:01 PM | 9:34 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 5:26 AM | 7:06 AM | 1:34 PM | 5:09 PM | 7:59 PM | 9:32 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 5:28 AM | 7:08 AM | 1:34 PM | 5:08 PM | 7:57 PM | 9:30 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10Today | 5:29 AM | 7:09 AM | 1:33 PM | 5:07 PM | 7:55 PM | 9:28 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 5:31 AM | 7:10 AM | 1:33 PM | 5:05 PM | 7:53 PM | 9:26 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 5:32 AM | 7:11 AM | 1:33 PM | 5:04 PM | 7:52 PM | 9:24 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 5:33 AM | 7:12 AM | 1:32 PM | 5:03 PM | 7:50 PM | 9:22 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 5:35 AM | 7:13 AM | 1:32 PM | 5:02 PM | 7:48 PM | 9:20 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 5:36 AM | 7:14 AM | 1:32 PM | 5:01 PM | 7:46 PM | 9:18 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 5:37 AM | 7:15 AM | 1:31 PM | 4:59 PM | 7:44 PM | 9:16 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 5:39 AM | 7:17 AM | 1:31 PM | 4:58 PM | 7:42 PM | 9:14 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 5:40 AM | 7:18 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:57 PM | 7:41 PM | 9:12 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 5:41 AM | 7:19 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:56 PM | 7:39 PM | 9:10 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 5:43 AM | 7:20 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:54 PM | 7:37 PM | 9:08 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 5:44 AM | 7:21 AM | 1:29 PM | 4:53 PM | 7:35 PM | 9:06 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 5:45 AM | 7:22 AM | 1:29 PM | 4:52 PM | 7:33 PM | 9:04 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 5:47 AM | 7:23 AM | 1:29 PM | 4:50 PM | 7:31 PM | 9:02 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 5:48 AM | 7:24 AM | 1:28 PM | 4:49 PM | 7:30 PM | 9:00 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 5:49 AM | 7:26 AM | 1:28 PM | 4:48 PM | 7:28 PM | 8:58 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 5:51 AM | 7:27 AM | 1:28 PM | 4:47 PM | 7:26 PM | 8:56 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 5:52 AM | 7:28 AM | 1:27 PM | 4:45 PM | 7:24 PM | 8:54 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 5:53 AM | 7:29 AM | 1:27 PM | 4:44 PM | 7:22 PM | 8:52 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 5:54 AM | 7:30 AM | 1:27 PM | 4:43 PM | 7:20 PM | 8:50 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 5:56 AM | 7:31 AM | 1:26 PM | 4:41 PM | 7:19 PM | 8:48 PM |
Aktau times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Aktau mosque — verify with your imam.
Aktau Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Aktau?
The Qibla direction from Aktau, Kazakhstan is 207° from true north. Face southwest toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 2,686 km (1,669 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Aktau?
The longest daily fast in Aktau is about 17h 49m, around June. The shortest is about 10h 40m, in December. That is a swing of 7h 09m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 43.66°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Did Kazakhstan's 2024 time change affect prayer times?
It changed the clock, not the sun. Since 1 March 2024 the whole country runs on UTC+5. Cities in the east now see earlier clock times for every prayer than before, while the west changed little. This page computes times from this city's own coordinates on the current single zone, so it is already correct.
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