🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
Sydney to Afghanistan: time difference
Afghanistan is 6 h 30 min behind Sydney. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sydney 00:00 12:00 AM Afghanistan 17:30 5:30 PM You –:–
00:00 12:00 AM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
17:30 5:30 PM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 05:55 · 🌙 17:27
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−6 h 30 min
Afghanistan is 6 h 30 min behind Sydney.
When you, Sydney and Afghanistan are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇺 Sydney
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Sydney | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:00 | 17:30 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Afghanistan Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+4:30 |
| Offset from Sydney | — | −6 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | Asia/Kabul |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 05:55 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 17:27 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 41,454,761 |
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Sydney and Afghanistan: common questions
How many hours behind Sydney is Afghanistan?
The clocks in Afghanistan are 6 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Sydney (UTC+4:30 and UTC+11).
What time is it in Afghanistan when it is 9:00 AM in Sydney?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, it is 2:30 AM in Afghanistan.
What time is it in Afghanistan at the end of the working day in Sydney?
The working day in Sydney ends at 6:00 PM; in Afghanistan it is 11:30 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Afghanistan from Sydney?
Between 3:30 PM and 6:00 PM in Sydney – that is 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM in Afghanistan – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Sydney is it still yesterday in Afghanistan?
Before 6:30 AM in Sydney, the date in Afghanistan has not changed yet. From 5:30 PM in Afghanistan, it is already the next day in Sydney.
Is the time difference between Sydney and Afghanistan the same all year?
No. Only Sydney switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Afghanistan will be 5 hours and 30 minutes behind Sydney.
