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4:30 pm16:30 AFT (UTC+4:30), Oct 15, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 15, 2026

Jalālābād is 8 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Jalalabad is 8 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Jalalabad is 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Jalalabad correspond to 12:30 am to 9:30 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Jalalabad correspond to 11:30 pm (previous day) to 8:30 am in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Jalalabad correspond to 00:30 to 09:30 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Jalalabad correspond to 23:30 (previous day) to 08:30 in EST.

Compare Jalalabad time with EDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

AFT (Afghanistan Time) is 8 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
4:30 pm16:30 in Jalalabad, Afghanistan is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

Jalālābād to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 5:30pm-6pm17:30-18:00 in Jalālābād which corresponds to 9am-9:30am09:00-09:30 in EDT

4:30 pm16:30 AFT (Afghanistan Time) (Jalalabad, Afghanistan). Offset UTC +4:30 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

4:30 pm16:30 Jalalabad, Afghanistan / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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Jalālābād Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
AFT – Afghanistan Time, UTC+4:30 (no daylight saving time)

Jalālābād Facts

Country
Afghanistan
Alternative Names
Djelalabad, Dschalalabad, Dzalalabad, Dzhelalabad, Dżalalabad, JAA, Jalakot, Jalal-Kut, Jalalabad, Jalalkoat, Jalalkot, Jalālkot, Jalālābād, Jelalabad, Tarun City, jalalabada, jlal abad, Джелалабад, جلال آباد, جلال‌آباد, জালালাবাদ
Population
271,900
Currency
Afghani (AFN)
Geographic Coordinates
34° 25' N Latitude / 70° 27' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+93

Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks & Caicos Is, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
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Today all shaded areas are on EDT.

Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).

123456789101112Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -04 - basic short
  • -0400 - basic
  • -04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0400 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST5EDT
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • FKT - Falkland Island Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • PYT - Paraguay Time
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time