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Current Time in Kabul

Afghanistan

Local Time Now

19:34:56

Saturday, 12 September 2026

AFT +04:30
Live - Synced with server time
Time Zone
Asia/Kabul
UTC Offset
+04:30
Abbreviation
AFT
DST
No
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Time Differences from Kabul

City / Zone Local Time UTC Offset
New York 11:04:56 -04:00
London 16:04:56 +01:00
Paris 17:04:56 +02:00
Dubai 19:04:56 +04:00
Singapore 23:04:56 +08:00
Tokyo 00:04:56 +09:00
Sydney 01:04:56 +10:00
Los Angeles 08:04:56 -07:00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kabul is in the Asia/Kabul time zone (AFT), which is UTC+04:30.
The current time in Kabul is shown live above, updated every second using server-synced time and IANA tzdata.
Kabul is currently on Standard Time and is not observing Daylight Saving Time.
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About This Time Zone

IANA Identifier

The IANA time zone identifier for Kabul is Asia/Kabul. IANA identifiers follow a Region/City format, where the city is a reference anchor for the zone rules rather than a strict geographic boundary.

What the UTC Offset Means

A UTC offset of +04:30 means that Kabul's local time is +04:30 ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the universal clock reference used by computers, aviation, financial systems, and international communications worldwide.

Daylight Saving Time

Kabul is currently on Standard Time. DST is either not observed in this region, or it is not currently in effect. Check back during the relevant season to see if the offset changes.

Business Hours Reference

The table below shows the approximate equivalent of a standard 9 AM – 5 PM business day in Kabul (Asia/Kabul) across five major global hubs. These are reference offsets and may vary by a small number of hours depending on each hub's DST status at the time.

9 AM – 5 PM in Asia/Kabul expressed in other major hubs (reference offsets, not live data)
Hub City IANA Zone Typical UTC Offset Note
New York America/New_York UTC-05:00 / UTC-04:00 EST in winter, EDT in summer
London Europe/London UTC+00:00 / UTC+01:00 GMT in winter, BST in summer
Dubai Asia/Dubai UTC+04:00 No DST - Fixed offset year-round
Tokyo Asia/Tokyo UTC+09:00 No DST - Fixed offset year-round
Sydney Australia/Sydney UTC+10:00 / UTC+11:00 AEST in winter, AEDT in summer

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More Questions About Kabul Time

The current local time in Kabul is shown live in the clock at the top of this page. It is updated every second using server-synced time and the official IANA tzdata library. The time displayed reflects the Asia/Kabul time zone with offset +04:30.
The Asia/Kabul time zone is not currently observing Daylight Saving Time. This may mean the region does not observe DST at all, or that DST is not currently in season.
Kabul is currently at UTC+04:30. This offset is shown in the quick info cards above and is automatically updated by the server to reflect any DST changes as they occur.
The official IANA time zone identifier for Kabul is Asia/Kabul. This identifier is used in operating systems, programming languages, databases, and APIs worldwide to unambiguously specify the time zone and its associated DST rules.