Current Time in Balkh, Afghanistan
1:30:00 AM
01:30:00
AFT (Afghanistan Time) · UTC+04:30
Asia/Kabul
Time zone details
Balkh does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Balkh
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Afghanistan
- District
- Balkh District
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Afghan Afghani (AFN)
Practical
- Country languages
- Persian, Pashto, Uzbek, Turkmen
- Dialing code
- +93
- Population
- 114,883
- Elevation
- Approximately 348 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 36° 45' N / 66° 53' E
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Balkh follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Kabul
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Balkh local time
Clock changes in Balkh
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
- 10 hr 48 min2 min 7 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 10 hr 48 min2 min 7 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (40.1° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Full Moon — Monday, October 26, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Third Quarter — Monday, November 2, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 hr 48 min | 2 min 7 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 46 min | 2 min 6 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 44 min | 2 min 6 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 42 min | 2 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 40 min | 2 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 38 min | 2 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 36 min | 2 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Balkh
Nearby scheduled airports for Balkh, Afghanistan
Mazar-i-Sharif International AirportMZRLarge airport · Serves Mazar-i-Sharif28.5 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · MZR / OAMS
About 28.5 km (17.7 mi) east-southeast of Balkh
Scheduled airline service in source data
Termez AirportTMJMedium airport · Serves Termez, Uzbekistan69.6 km north-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · TMJ / UZST
About 69.6 km (43.2 mi) north-northeast of Balkh
Scheduled airline service in source data
Bokhtar International AirportKQTLarge airport · Serves Bokhtar, Tajikistan213 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · KQT / UTDT
About 213 km (133 mi) northeast of Balkh
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Balkh in?
- Balkh uses Afghanistan Time (AFT, UTC+4:30) all year. Its IANA time zone is Asia/Kabul.
- When is the next clock change in Balkh?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Balkh in the next 12 months
- Does Balkh observe daylight saving time?
- No. Balkh uses AFT (UTC+4:30) all year.
- What is the UTC offset of Balkh?
- Balkh is UTC+4:30 all year