Current AFST time

· week 43 · day 294/365

AFSTUTC+4:30No daylight saving time

Afghanistan Time

AFST means Afghanistan Time. It is fixed at UTC+4:30 and does not change for daylight saving time.

Zone
AFST
UTC offset
UTC+4:30
DST
No
Next change
None
Countries
1
Representative IANA zones
1
09:00 in UTC
04:30

These IANA zones keep UTC+4:30 under the current tzdb rules; historical offsets may differ.

Time difference with your location

Afghanistan Time is 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of UTC. Compare with your local time →

Where this time is used

Cities in 1 countries keep UTC+4:30 throughout 2026. Sharing an offset does not necessarily mean using the same abbreviation.

CountryStates / provincesCities
Afghanistan—55

Countries and cities in this time zone · AFST

12 representative cities below currently show UTC+4:30.

LocationLocal timeUTC offset
KabulAfghanistan UTC+4:30
HeratAfghanistan UTC+4:30
Mazari SharifAfghanistan UTC+4:30
KandaharAfghanistan UTC+4:30
JalalabadAfghanistan UTC+4:30
KunduzAfghanistan UTC+4:30
LocationLocal timeUTC offset
GhazniAfghanistan UTC+4:30
BalkhAfghanistan UTC+4:30
BagrāmAfghanistan UTC+4:30
BaghlanAfghanistan UTC+4:30
GardezAfghanistan UTC+4:30
KhostAfghanistan UTC+4:30

Other zones with the same UTC offset

1 other time zones share UTC+4:30 with AFST right now. Regional zones may leave this offset when their clocks change.

Quick conversions · AFST

AFST = UTC+4:30, so 09:00 AFST = 04:30 UTC (on the corresponding UTC day). These 40 zones show the equivalent of 09:00 AFST using today's offsets.

Time zoneUTC · difference09:00 AFST =
AFST to UTCCoordinated Universal Time UTC+0−4h30m 04:30
AFST to ESTEastern Standard Time UTC-5−9h30m 23:30
AFST to ISTIndia Standard Time UTC+5:30+1h 10:00
AFST to PSTPacific Standard Time UTC-8−12h30m 20:30
AFST to GMTGreenwich Mean Time UTC+0−4h30m 04:30
AFST to CSTCentral Standard Time UTC-6−10h30m 22:30
AFST to MSTMountain Standard Time UTC-7−11h30m 21:30
AFST to CETCentral European Time UTC+1−3h30m 05:30
AFST to AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time UTC+10+5h30m 14:30
AFST to ICTIndochina Time UTC+7+2h30m 11:30
AFST to JSTJapan Standard Time UTC+9+4h30m 13:30
AFST to KSTKorea Standard Time UTC+9+4h30m 13:30
AFST to SGTSingapore Time UTC+8+3h30m 12:30
AFST to HKTHong Kong Time UTC+8+3h30m 12:30
AFST to BSTBritish Summer Time UTC+1−3h30m 05:30
AFST to EDTEastern Daylight Time UTC-4−8h30m 00:30
AFST to PDTPacific Daylight Time UTC-7−11h30m 21:30
AFST to CDTCentral Daylight Time UTC-5−9h30m 23:30
AFST to ACDTAustralian Central Daylight Time UTC+10:30+6h 15:00
AFST to ACSTAustralian Central Standard Time UTC+9:30+5h 14:00
Time zoneUTC · difference09:00 AFST =
AFST to ADTAtlantic Daylight Time UTC-3−7h30m 01:30
AFST to AEDTAustralian Eastern Daylight Time UTC+11+6h30m 15:30
AFST to AKDTAlaska Daylight Time UTC-8−12h30m 20:30
AFST to AKSTAlaska Standard Time UTC-9−13h30m 19:30
AFST to ALMTAlmaty Time UTC+5+30m 09:30
AFST to AOEAnywhere on Earth UTC-12−16h30m 16:30
AFST to AST-ARABIAArabia Standard Time UTC+3−1h30m 07:30
AFST to ARTArgentina Time UTC-3−7h30m 01:30
AFST to ASTAtlantic Standard Time UTC-4−8h30m 00:30
AFST to AWSTAustralian Western Standard Time UTC+8+3h30m 12:30
AFST to BDTBangladesh Time UTC+6+1h30m 10:30
AFST to BRTBrasília Time UTC-3−7h30m 01:30
AFST to CATCentral Africa Time UTC+2−2h30m 06:30
AFST to CTCentral Time UTC-5−9h30m 23:30
AFST to CESTCentral European Summer Time UTC+2−2h30m 06:30
AFST to CHADTChatham Daylight Time UTC+13:45+9h15m 18:15
AFST to CHASTChatham Standard Time UTC+12:45+8h15m 17:15
AFST to CST-CHINAChina Standard Time UTC+8+3h30m 12:30
AFST to CHSTChamorro Standard Time UTC+10+5h30m 14:30
AFST to CLTChile Time UTC-4−8h30m 00:30

Frequently asked questions

What is AFST?

AFST means Afghanistan Time. It is fixed at UTC+4:30 and does not change for daylight saving time.

Where is AFST's UTC offset used?

UTC+4:30 is used all year in Afghanistan. 1 countries in our data have cities at this offset; local abbreviations can differ.

AFST vs UTC: what is the difference?

AFST = UTC+4:30, so 09:00 AFST = 04:30 UTC (on the corresponding UTC day).

Does AFST have daylight saving time?

No. AFST always means UTC+4:30. A region may switch to a different abbreviation, but this fixed label does not change its offset.