Afghanistan
3:53:26am
03:53 on a 24-hour clock
Thursday, 13th August 2026
UTC+4:30 · UTC+4:30
Asia/Kabul
No daylight saving
🌙 Night
- UTC offset
- UTC+4:30
- Time zone
- Asia/KabulUTC+4:30
- Sunrise
- 12:42 am
- Sunset
- 2:13 pm
- Daylight
- 13 hours 31 minutes109 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
One time zone, everywhere in Afghanistan
All of Afghanistan runs on Asia/Kabul (UTC+4:30, UTC+4:30).
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Daylight saving
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 4:23 pm Wed | 16:23 | 11 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Mexico City CST | 5:23 pm Wed | 17:23 | 10 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Chicago CDT | 6:23 pm Wed | 18:23 | 9 hours 30 minutes behind |
| New York City EDT | 7:23 pm Wed | 19:23 | 8 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Toronto EDT | 7:23 pm Wed | 19:23 | 8 hours 30 minutes behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:23 pm Wed | 20:23 | 7 hours 30 minutes behind |
| London BST | 12:23 am | 00:23 | 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Paris CEST | 1:23 am | 01:23 | 2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Berlin CEST | 1:23 am | 01:23 | 2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:23 am | 01:23 | 2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Moscow MSK | 2:23 am | 02:23 | 1 hour 30 minutes behind |
| Cairo EEST | 2:23 am | 02:23 | 1 hour 30 minutes behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 3:23 am | 03:23 | 30 minutes behind |
| Delhi IST | 4:53 am | 04:53 | 1 hour ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 7:23 am | 07:23 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 8:23 am | 08:23 | 4 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 9:23 am | 09:23 | 5 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 11:23 am | 11:23 | 7 hours 30 minutes ahead |
Cities in Afghanistan
Kabul
Kabul
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Herāt
Herat
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Mazār-e Sharīf
Balkh
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Kandahār
Kandahar
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Jalālābād
Nangarhar
--:--
Kunduz
Kunduz
--:--
Ghazni
Ghazni
--:--
Balkh
Balkh
--:--
Baghlān
Baghlan
--:--
Gardez
Paktia
--:--
Khōst
Khowst
--:--
Maymana
Faryab
--:--
Khanabad
Kunduz
--:--
Bāzār-e Yakāwlang
Bamyan
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Bāzārak
Panjshir
--:--
Khulm
Balkh
--:--
Taloqan
Takhar
--:--
Bāmyān
Bamyan
--:--
Pul-e Khumrī
Baghlan
--:--
Shibirghān
Jowzjan
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Charikar
Parwan
--:--
Sar-e Pul
Sar-e Pol Province
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Zaranj
Nimroz
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Paghmān
Kabul
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Related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Afghanistan right now?
It is 3:53 am (03:53) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Kabul. The whole country is on one time zone, so that is the time everywhere in Afghanistan.
How many time zones does Afghanistan have?
One. All of Afghanistan runs on Asia/Kabul, currently UTC+4:30 (UTC+4:30).
Does Afghanistan observe daylight saving time?
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
What is the time in the biggest cities in Afghanistan?
Right now: Kabul 3:53 am; Herāt 3:53 am; Mazār-e Sharīf 3:53 am; Kandahār 3:53 am; Jalālābād 3:53 am. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.