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Kabul does not change its clocks
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Kabul
- UTC offset now
- 4.5 hours
- Current local time
- 06:31
- Time zone name
- +0430
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 8.5 hours ahead
Kabul does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Sunday, December 31, 1944. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Afghanistan
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Sunday, December 31, 1944 at 20:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Kabul with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: December 31, 1944
- Kabul moved from UTC+04:00 to UTC+04:30. The recorded change was at 20:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: December 31, 1889
- Kabul moved from UTC+04:36:48 to UTC+04:00. The recorded change was at 19:23 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Kabul, it is 11:30 PM on January 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Kabul is 9.5 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Kabul, it is 12:30 AM on April 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Kabul is 8.5 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Kabul, it is 12:30 AM on July 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Kabul is 8.5 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Kabul, it is 12:30 AM on October 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Kabul is 8.5 hours ahead on this date.