Kabul
Afghanistan
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- 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
Daylight saving in Kabul
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Kabul has stayed on UTC+4:30 (UTC+4:30) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Kabul doing anything.
Kabul time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 1pm and 17:00 in Kabul — 9am to 12pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Kabul and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:15 pm Wed | 17:15 | 11 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:15 pm Wed | 18:15 | 10 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:15 pm Wed | 19:15 | 9 hours 30 minutes behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:15 pm Wed | 20:15 | 8 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:15 pm Wed | 20:15 | 8 hours 30 minutes behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:15 pm Wed | 21:15 | 7 hours 30 minutes behind |
| London BST | 1:15 am | 01:15 | 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:15 am | 02:15 | 2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Berlin CEST | 2:15 am | 02:15 | 2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:15 am | 02:15 | 2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Moscow MSK | 3:15 am | 03:15 | 1 hour 30 minutes behind |
| Cairo EEST | 3:15 am | 03:15 | 1 hour 30 minutes behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:15 am | 04:15 | 30 minutes behind |
| Delhi IST | 5:45 am | 05:45 | 1 hour ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:15 am | 08:15 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:15 am | 09:15 | 4 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:15 am | 10:15 | 5 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:15 pm | 12:15 | 7 hours 30 minutes ahead |
About Kabul
- Population
- 4434550
- Coordinates
- 34.528, 69.172
- Region
- Afghanistan
- IANA zone
- Asia/Kabul
- Solar noon
- 7:28 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Kabul right now?
It is 4:45 am (04:45 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Kabul. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Kabul in?
Kabul uses the Asia/Kabul time zone, currently UTC+4:30 (UTC+4:30). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like UTC+4:30 are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Kabul on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Kabul stays on UTC+4:30 (UTC+4:30) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kabul today?
The sun rises at 5:12 am and sets at 6:43 pm today, giving 13 hours 31 minutes of daylight. That is 109 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Kabul of Los Angeles?
Kabul is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 4:45 am in Kabul, it is 5:15 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Kabul?
Kabul is in Afghanistan, at 34.53° N, 69.17° E, with a population of about 4,434,550. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.