Right now, local time in Bāmyān is 22:50 (GMT+4:30, UTC+04:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bāmyān ranks #10079 worldwide by population and #19 in Afghanistan.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Kabul GMT+4:30
- UTC offset
- UTC+04:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 17m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Day length
- 10h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Daylight range
- 9h 49m (winter) – 14h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bāmyān — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.8216° N, 67.8273° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Bamyan
- Country
- 🇦🇫 Afghanistan
- Population
- 61,863 · #10079 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bāmyān through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.82° S, 112.17° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 892 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bāmyān today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:54
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Dhuhr
- 11:43
- Asr
- 15:25
- Maghrib
- 17:04
- Isha
- 18:30
- Qibla direction
- 248.8° from north (WSW (249°))
Full prayer timetable for Bāmyān — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bāmyān sits in the Asia/Kabul time zone, UTC+04:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 319 cities we cover in Afghanistan.
Bāmyān's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,605 km away; even São Paulo lies some 13,640 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.82° N, 67.83° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 10:20 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 12:20 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 15:20 | −7h 30m |
| London | 18:20 | −4h 30m |
| Paris | 19:20 | −3h 30m |
| Moscow | 21:20 | −1h 30m |
| Dubai | 22:20 | −0h 30m |
| Mumbai | 23:50 | +1h |
| Singapore | 02:20 | +3h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 02:20 | +3h 30m |
| Tokyo | 03:20 | +4h 30m |
| Sydney | 05:20 | +6h 30m |
Best time to call Bāmyān
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bāmyān local time:
Cities sharing Bāmyān's time zone
Distances from Bāmyān
| Dubai | 1,605 km | SW (232°) |
| Mumbai | 1,826 km | SSE (163°) |
| Moscow | 3,269 km | NW (325°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,689 km | E (95°) |
| Singapore | 5,265 km | SE (127°) |
| Paris | 5,464 km | NW (308°) |
| London | 5,594 km | NW (311°) |
| Tokyo | 6,368 km | ENE (67°) |
| Chicago | 11,127 km | NNW (342°) |
| Sydney | 11,550 km | ESE (122°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,331 km | N (5°) |
| São Paulo | 13,640 km | W (262°) |
Cities near Bāmyān
- Bulōlah25 km · 22:50
- Khudāydād Khēl42 km · 22:50
- Wulêswālī Bihsūd54 km · 22:50
- Rū-ye Sang58 km · 22:50
- Dahan-e Jarf59 km · 22:50
- Bāzār-e Tālah73 km · 22:50
- Dūāb82 km · 22:50
- Mīrān80 km · 22:50
FAQ
What time is it in Bāmyān right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bāmyān (Afghanistan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Bāmyān in?
Bāmyān runs on the Asia/Kabul IANA time zone (UTC+04:30), currently abbreviated GMT+4:30.
Does Bāmyān observe daylight saving time?
Bāmyān does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bāmyān today?
Bāmyān sees sunrise at 06:21 and sunset at 17:05 today, giving 10h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bāmyān tonight?
The moon phase over Bāmyān tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bāmyān?
The antipode of Bāmyān — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.82° S, 112.17° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 892 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bāmyān?
Bāmyān lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bāmyān?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bāmyān, clocks run about 17 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.