Right now, local time in Qal‘ah-ye Kūf is 23:13 (GMT+4:30, UTC+04:30), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Qal‘ah-ye Kūf ranks #159242 worldwide by population and #105 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 28m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Day length
- 10h 35m
- Solar noon
- 11:32
- Daylight range
- 9h 31m (winter) – 14h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Qal‘ah-ye Kūf — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 38.0412° N, 70.4730° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Badakhshan
- Country
- 🇦🇫 Afghanistan
- Population
- 0 · #159242 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Qal‘ah-ye Kūf through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 38.04° S, 109.53° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 1,211 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Qal‘ah-ye Kūf today Karachi
- Fajr
- 04:45
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Dhuhr
- 11:33
- Asr
- 15:08
- Maghrib
- 16:48
- Isha
- 18:17
- Qibla direction
- 246.5° from north (WSW (247°))
Full prayer timetable for Qal‘ah-ye Kūf — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Qal‘ah-ye Kūf sits in the Asia/Kabul time zone, UTC+04:30. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 35m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 319 cities we cover in Afghanistan.
Qal‘ah-ye Kūf's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,015 km away; even São Paulo lies some 13,912 km off. Its position on the globe is 38.04° N, 70.47° 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 | 10:43 | −12h 30m |
| Chicago | 12:43 | −10h 30m |
| São Paulo | 15:43 | −7h 30m |
| London | 18:43 | −4h 30m |
| Paris | 19:43 | −3h 30m |
| Moscow | 21:43 | −1h 30m |
| Dubai | 22:43 | −0h 30m |
| Mumbai | 00:13 | +1h |
| Singapore | 02:43 | +3h 30m |
| Hong Kong | 02:43 | +3h 30m |
| Tokyo | 03:43 | +4h 30m |
| Sydney | 05:43 | +6h 30m |
Best time to call Qal‘ah-ye Kūf
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Qal‘ah-ye Kūf local time:
Cities sharing Qal‘ah-ye Kūf's time zone
Distances from Qal‘ah-ye Kūf
| Dubai | 2,015 km | SW (230°) |
| Mumbai | 2,128 km | S (173°) |
| Moscow | 3,130 km | NW (320°) |
| Hong Kong | 4,500 km | E (100°) |
| Singapore | 5,311 km | SE (132°) |
| Paris | 5,439 km | NW (306°) |
| London | 5,540 km | NW (310°) |
| Tokyo | 6,015 km | ENE (70°) |
| Chicago | 10,855 km | NNW (344°) |
| Sydney | 11,540 km | ESE (122°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,949 km | N (8°) |
| São Paulo | 13,912 km | W (266°) |
Cities near Qal‘ah-ye Kūf
- Deh Khwāhān28 km · 23:13
- Mŭ’minobod39 km · 23:43
- Zīrakī50 km · 23:13
- Shŭrobod43 km · 23:43
- March57 km · 23:13
- Qalaikhumb54 km · 23:43
- Nūsay53 km · 23:13
- Khovaling55 km · 23:43
FAQ
What time is it in Qal‘ah-ye Kūf right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Qal‘ah-ye Kūf (Afghanistan), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Qal‘ah-ye Kūf in?
Qal‘ah-ye Kūf runs on the Asia/Kabul IANA time zone (UTC+04:30), currently abbreviated GMT+4:30.
Does Qal‘ah-ye Kūf observe daylight saving time?
Qal‘ah-ye Kūf does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Qal‘ah-ye Kūf today?
Qal‘ah-ye Kūf sees sunrise at 06:15 and sunset at 16:50 today, giving 10h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Qal‘ah-ye Kūf tonight?
The moon phase over Qal‘ah-ye Kūf tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Qal‘ah-ye Kūf?
The antipode of Qal‘ah-ye Kūf — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 38.04° S, 109.53° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 1,211 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Qal‘ah-ye Kūf?
Qal‘ah-ye Kūf lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Qal‘ah-ye Kūf?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Qal‘ah-ye Kūf, clocks run about 28 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.