Current Time in Khōst, Khowst, Afghanistan
12:13:25 PM
12:13:25
+0430 (Afghanistan Time) · UTC+04:30
Asia/Kabul
Time zone details
Khōst does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Khōst
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Administrative area
- Khowst
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Afghan Afghani (AFN)
Practical
- Languages
- Persian, Pashto, Uzbek, Turkmen
- Dialing code
- +93
- Population
- 96,123
- Elevation
- Approximately 1,183 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 33° 20' N / 69° 55' E
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Clock changes in Khōst
2026
No clock or time-zone designation changes in 2026
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 29 min2 min 1 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 29 min2 min 1 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (60.8° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (2% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Saturday, September 19, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 29 min | 2 min 1 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 27 min | 2 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 25 min | 2 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 23 min | 2 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 21 min | 2 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 19 min | 2 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 17 min | 2 min 3 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Khōst
Time context
Khōst follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Kabul
Current time offsetUTC+04:30 (+0430)
View time differencesNearby scheduled airports for Khōst, Khowst, Afghanistan
Khost International AirportKHTMedium airport · Serves Khost12.2 km west-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · KHT / OAKS
About 12.2 km (7.6 mi) west-southwest of Khōst
Scheduled airline service in source data
Kabul International AirportKBLLarge airport · Serves Kabul151 km north-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · KBL / OAKB
About 151 km (94.0 mi) north-northwest of Khōst
Scheduled airline service in source data
Bacha Khan International AirportPEWLarge airport · Serves Peshawar, Pakistan165 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · PEW / OPPS
About 165 km (102 mi) east-northeast of Khōst
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Khōst in?
- Khōst currently uses Afghanistan Time (UTC+04:30). Its IANA time zone is Asia/Kabul.
- When is the next clock change in Khōst?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Khōst in the next 12 months
- Does Khōst observe daylight saving time?
- Khōst does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Khōst right now?
- Khōst is currently UTC+04:30