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What time is it in Kabul?

19:01:39

Friday 13 November 2026

  • Kabul, Afghanistan
  • Time zone UTC+04:30
  • No daylight saving time
  • Sunrise 06:24 · sunset 16:50

Time difference with Kabul

Kabul is on UTC+04:30 right now: 4 h 30 min ahead of UTC all year round.

CityTimeCompared with Kabul
London United Kingdom 14:31 4 h 30 min behind
New York United States 09:31 9 h 30 min behind
Los Angeles United States 06:31 12 h 30 min behind
Paris France 15:31 3 h 30 min behind
Berlin Germany 15:31 3 h 30 min behind
Dubai United Arab Emirates 18:31 30 min behind
New Delhi India 20:01 1 hour ahead
Singapore Singapore 22:31 3 h 30 min ahead
Hong Kong Hong Kong 22:31 3 h 30 min ahead
Tokyo Japan 23:31 4 h 30 min ahead
Sydney Australia 01:31 6 h 30 min ahead
São Paulo Brazil 11:31 7 h 30 min behind

Compare any two places with the time zone converter or find a slot with the meeting planner.

Daylight saving time in Kabul

Kabul does not change its clocks: UTC+04:30 all year round.

History of local time in Kabul

PeriodLegal time
since 1 January 1945UTC+4:30 all year round

Official time zone (IANA database): Asia/Kabul. Daylight saving time around the world

Upcoming eclipses visible from Kabul

  • 2 August 2027 · solar eclipsepartial, 9 % of the Sun covered at 15:12
  • 1 June 2030 · solar eclipsepartial, 31 % of the Sun covered at 10:14
  • 6 July 2028 · partial lunar eclipsevisible, maximum at 22:49
  • 31 December 2028 · total lunar eclipsevisible, maximum at 21:22

All eclipses until 2035

Nearby places

Nearest time zone border: 206 km away, Hangu (Pakistan) is 30 min ahead of Kabul all year round.

PlaceDistance
Paghmān21 km
Istalif35 km
Tcharikar54 km
Baraki Barak66 km
Jabal os Saraj66 km
Bazarak93 km
Mehtar Lam96 km
Gardêz104 km

Day and night around the world

World map: where it is day and where it is night right now, with Kabul
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Sun and Moon in Kabul

Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
16:50
Day length
10 h 25 min
Tomorrow
−1 min
0 h6 h12 h18 h24 h 06:2416:50

Dawn 05:58, dusk 17:16, solar noon 11:37. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (9 h 50 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (14 h 28 min).

Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 04:40 (5 June 2027), latest at 07:00 (2 January 2027); earliest sunset at 16:42 (1 December 2026), latest at 19:10 (27 June 2027).

Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 17 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:08 · moonset 19:42 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 16:17 · moon calendar

Other cities in Afghanistan

Time in Afghanistan: all cities and time zones

Good to know about the time in Kabul

Kabul is on Afghanistan time, UTC+4:30 all year round, with no daylight saving time: a half-hour offset.

Neighbouring Iran is 1 hour behind Kabul, Pakistan 30 min ahead.