Right now, local time in Kabul is 23:46 (GMT+4:30, UTC+04:30), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kabul ranks #85 worldwide by population — the largest city 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 22m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Day length
- 10h 48m
- Solar noon
- 11:38
- Daylight range
- 9h 50m (winter) – 14h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 58% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kabul — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 34.5281° N, 69.1723° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kabul
- Country
- 🇦🇫 Afghanistan
- Population
- 4,434,550 · #85 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kabul through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 34.53° S, 110.83° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 831 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kabul today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:48
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Dhuhr
- 11:38
- Asr
- 15:21
- Maghrib
- 17:00
- Isha
- 18:25
- Qibla direction
- 250.8° from north (WSW (251°))
Full prayer timetable for Kabul — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kabul sits in the Asia/Kabul time zone, UTC+04:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Afghanistan, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Kabul's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,685 km away; even São Paulo lies some 13,758 km off. Its position on the globe is 34.53° N, 69.17° 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 | 11:16 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 13:16 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 16:16 | −7h 30m |
| London | 19:16 | −4h 30m |
| Paris | 20:16 | −3h 30m |
| Moscow | 22:16 | −1h 30m |
| Dubai | 23:16 | −0h 30m |
| Mumbai | 00:46 | +1h |
| Singapore | 03:16 | +3h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 03:16 | +3h 30m |
| Tokyo | 04:16 | +4h 30m |
| Sydney | 06:16 | +6h 30m |
Best time to call Kabul
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kabul local time:
Cities sharing Kabul's time zone
Distances from Kabul
| Dubai | 1,685 km | SW (236°) |
| Mumbai | 1,762 km | SSE (167°) |
| Moscow | 3,367 km | NW (324°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,564 km | E (95°) |
| Singapore | 5,148 km | SE (128°) |
| Paris | 5,581 km | NW (308°) |
| London | 5,707 km | NW (312°) |
| Tokyo | 6,268 km | ENE (67°) |
| Chicago | 11,196 km | NNW (343°) |
| Sydney | 11,428 km | ESE (123°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,351 km | N (7°) |
| São Paulo | 13,758 km | W (263°) |
Cities near Kabul
- Bagrāmī10 km · 23:46
- Pul-e Sangī11 km · 23:46
- Qal‘ah-ye Na‘īm14 km · 23:46
- Surkh Bilandī22 km · 23:46
- Chandal Bā’ī21 km · 23:46
- Mīr Bachah Kōṯ25 km · 23:46
- Paghmān21 km · 23:46
- Deh-e Now27 km · 23:46
FAQ
What time is it in Kabul right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kabul (Afghanistan), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kabul in?
Kabul runs on the Asia/Kabul IANA time zone (UTC+04:30), currently abbreviated GMT+4:30.
Does Kabul observe daylight saving time?
Kabul does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kabul today?
Kabul sees sunrise at 06:14 and sunset at 17:01 today, giving 10h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kabul tonight?
The moon phase over Kabul tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 57.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kabul?
The antipode of Kabul — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 34.53° S, 110.83° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 831 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kabul?
Kabul lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kabul?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kabul, clocks run about 22 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.