Mazār-e Sharīf, Afghanistan · UTC+4:30
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Mazār-e Sharīf is the largest city in northern Afghanistan, sitting near the Uzbekistan border and historically a major trade and cultural center. It runs on Afghanistan Time, UTC+4:30, the unusual half-hour offset that applies across all of Afghanistan with no daylight saving.
prayer times and a half-hour offset
The city is the site of the Shrine of Hazrat Ali (Blue Mosque), one of the holiest sites in Islam for Shia Muslims and a major pilgrimage destination. The daily schedule here, like in all Afghan cities, is structured as much by the five prayer times as by the civil clock. The adhan from the Blue Mosque sets the day’s rhythm.
Afghanistan’s UTC+4:30 offset sits between Iran (UTC+3:30) and Pakistan (UTC+5), a half-hour increment that reflects historical timekeeping rather than alignment with neighbors. The offset has remained unchanged since its adoption, making Afghanistan consistently offset from its neighbors’ whole-hour clocks.
The city has been contested territory across multiple modern wars, including the Soviet-Afghan war, the civil war of the 1990s, the NATO-era conflict, and the Taliban’s return to power in 2021.
9am in Mazār-e Sharīf is 4:30am in London during European winter.
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Questions about time in Mazār-e Sharīf
- What timezone is Mazār-e Sharīf in?
- Mazār-e Sharīf uses the IANA timezone
Asia/Kabul. The UTC offset is always UTC+4:30 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Mazār-e Sharīf observe daylight saving time?
- No. Mazār-e Sharīf does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+4:30 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Mazār-e Sharīf?
- Mazār-e Sharīf is currently at UTC+4:30.
- What is the time difference between Mazār-e Sharīf and New York?
- Mazār-e Sharīf is currently 8 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Mazār-e Sharīf and London?
- Mazār-e Sharīf is currently 3 hours 30 minutes ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Mazār-e Sharīf and Los Angeles?
- Mazār-e Sharīf is currently 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Mazār-e Sharīf and Tokyo?
- Mazār-e Sharīf is currently 4 hours 30 minutes behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Mazār-e Sharīf?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Mazār-e Sharīf is
Asia/Kabul. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Kabul' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Asia/Kabul')`), or any IANA-compatible library.