Right now, local time in Kandahār is 19:50 (GMT+4:30, UTC+04:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kandahār ranks #1141 worldwide by population and #3 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 9m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Day length
- 10h 54m
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Daylight range
- 10h 05m (winter) – 14h 13m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kandahār — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 31.6133° N, 65.7101° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kandahar
- Country
- 🇦🇫 Afghanistan
- Population
- 523,300 · #1141 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kandahār through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.61° S, 114.29° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 684 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kandahār today Karachi
- Fajr
- 05:01
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Dhuhr
- 11:52
- Asr
- 15:40
- Maghrib
- 17:17
- Isha
- 18:40
- Qibla direction
- 252.5° from north (WSW (253°))
Full prayer timetable for Kandahār — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kandahār sits in the Asia/Kabul time zone, UTC+04:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 319 cities we cover in Afghanistan.
Kandahār's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,238 km away; even São Paulo lies some 13,389 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.61° N, 65.71° 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 | 07:20 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 09:20 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 12:20 | −7h 30m |
| London | 15:20 | −4h 30m |
| Paris | 16:20 | −3h 30m |
| Moscow | 18:20 | −1h 30m |
| Dubai | 19:20 | −0h 30m |
| Mumbai | 20:50 | +1h |
| Singapore | 23:20 | +3h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 23:20 | +3h 30m |
| Tokyo | 00:20 | +4h 30m |
| Sydney | 02:20 | +6h 30m |
Best time to call Kandahār
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kandahār local time:
Cities sharing Kandahār's time zone
Distances from Kandahār
| Dubai | 1,238 km | WSW (238°) |
| Mumbai | 1,573 km | SSE (151°) |
| Moscow | 3,461 km | NNW (329°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,873 km | E (90°) |
| Singapore | 5,224 km | ESE (122°) |
| Paris | 5,533 km | NW (310°) |
| London | 5,688 km | NW (313°) |
| Tokyo | 6,696 km | ENE (64°) |
| Chicago | 11,399 km | NNW (340°) |
| Sydney | 11,530 km | ESE (122°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,702 km | N (4°) |
| São Paulo | 13,389 km | W (259°) |
Cities near Kandahār
- Bābā Şāḩib7 km · 19:50
- Pāshmūl27 km · 19:50
- Zīārat-e Shāh Maqşūd47 km · 19:50
- Shahr-e Şafā62 km · 19:50
- Kishk-e Nakhūd62 km · 19:50
- Chinār72 km · 19:50
- Dê Nārkhēl Kêlay91 km · 19:50
- Khūgyāṉī83 km · 19:50
FAQ
What time is it in Kandahār right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kandahār (Afghanistan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kandahār in?
Kandahār runs on the Asia/Kabul IANA time zone (UTC+04:30), currently abbreviated GMT+4:30.
Does Kandahār observe daylight saving time?
Kandahār does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kandahār today?
Kandahār sees sunrise at 06:24 and sunset at 17:19 today, giving 10h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kandahār tonight?
The moon phase over Kandahār tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kandahār?
The antipode of Kandahār — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.61° S, 114.29° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 684 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kandahār?
Kandahār lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kandahār?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kandahār, clocks run about 9 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.