Harbin to Almaty: time difference
Almaty is 2 h behind Harbin. 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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Harbin 09:00 9:00 AM Almaty 07:00 7:00 AM You –:–
09:00 9:00 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 16:43
07:00 7:00 AM
East Kazakhstan Time · UTC+6
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:05
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−2 h
Almaty is 2 h behind Harbin.
When you, Harbin and Almaty are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇳 Harbin
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
🇰🇿 Almaty
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Harbin | 🇰🇿 Almaty |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:00 | 07:00 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | East Kazakhstan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+6 |
| Offset from Harbin | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | Asia/Almaty |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:55 | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 16:43 | 18:05 |
| Daylight | 10 h 48 min | 10 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 10,009,854 | 1,475,400 |
Compare Harbin with another city
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Big time differences
Harbin and Almaty: common questions
How many hours behind Harbin is Almaty?
The clocks in Almaty are 3 hours behind those in Harbin (UTC+5 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Almaty when it is 9:00 AM in Harbin?
When it is 9:00 AM in Harbin, it is 6:00 AM in Almaty.
What time is it in Almaty at the end of the working day in Harbin?
The working day in Harbin ends at 6:00 PM; in Almaty it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Harbin and in Almaty overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Harbin, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Almaty.
When is it still the previous day in Almaty?
Until 3:00 AM in Harbin it is still the previous day in Almaty. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Almaty it is already the next day in Harbin.
Is the time difference between Harbin and Almaty the same all year?
Yes. Neither Harbin nor Almaty switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
