Almaty to Handan: time difference
Handan is 2 h ahead of Almaty. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Almaty 22:44 10:44 PM Handan 00:44 12:44 AM You –:–
22:44 10:44 PM
East Kazakhstan Time · UTC+6
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:07
00:44 12:44 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 17:43
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+2 h
Handan is 2 h ahead of Almaty.
When you, Almaty and Handan are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇰🇿 Almaty
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇨🇳 Handan
2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇿 Almaty | 🇨🇳 Handan |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:44 | 00:44 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Kazakhstan Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+6 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Almaty | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Almaty | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:10 | 06:33 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 17:43 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 11 h 9 min |
| People on this clock | 1,475,400 | 9,413,990 |
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Almaty and Handan: common questions
How many hours ahead of Almaty is Handan?
The clocks in Handan are 3 hours ahead of those in Almaty (UTC+8 and UTC+5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Almaty, what time is it in Handan?
At 9:00 AM in Almaty, clocks in Handan show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Handan at the end of the working day in Almaty?
The working day in Almaty ends at 6:00 PM; in Handan it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Handan from Almaty?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Almaty – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Handan – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Handan?
From 9:00 PM in Almaty it is already the next day in Handan. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Handan it is still the previous day in Almaty.
Is the time difference between Almaty and Handan the same all year?
Yes. Neither Almaty nor Handan switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
