Afghanistan
Time now in Istālif
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:19Sunset 06:35Time zone UTC +4:30
Time zone
Asia/Kabul
UTC offset
UTC +4:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
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Sunrise
05:19
Sunset
06:35
Day length
13h 16m
Coordinates
34.85, 69.02
Time difference from Istālif
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Istālif right now.
Istālif on the map
About the time in Istālif
Istālif sits at latitude 34.85, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 16m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Istālif runs on Asia/Kabul, which puts the city UTC +4:30 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Istālif day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 04:30–12:30 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Istālif
- Which time zone is Istālif in?
- Istālif uses Asia/Kabul, currently UTC +4:30.
- What time is it in Istālif right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Istālif, updating every second from Asia/Kabul (UTC +4:30).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Asia/Kabul, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Istālif change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Istālif keeps UTC +4:30 throughout the year.
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