What Time is it in Kabul?

Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, is six and a half hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This makes the current time in Kabul 3:52 pm 25th March, 2021. Despite its location in Central Asia, Kabul uses the Afghanistan Time Zone, referred to as ‘AFT’, which is an abbreviation of Afghanistan Time. This timezone is UTC + 4:30, meaning that it is 4.5 hours ahead of UTC.

Daylight Saving Time in Kabul

The Afghan government does not observe Daylight Saving Time, which is a practice usually used during the summer months to adjust a clock by one hour forward of Standard Time so that there are longer hours of daylight in the evenings. The time in Kabul never changes, so throughout the year they maintain an unchanged time of UTC + 4:30.

Twilight Hours in Kabul

The sunrise in Kabul typically takes place around 5:30 am each day, and sets at approximately 8 pm. This leaves us with 14.5 hours of daylight, which is reasonable for a city with this latitude. It gets dark rather quickly in Kabul due to there being no Daylight Savings Time, leading to some very early sunsets in the dark winter months.

In conclusion, the current time in Kabul is 3:52 pm 25th March, 2021 and the Afghanistan Time Zone is UTC + 4:30 all year round, without any Daylight Savings Time.