Current Local Time in Herat, Afghanistan

4:47:56 pm AFT

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	Afghanistan
Lat/Long:	34°21'N / 62°13'E
Elevation:	937 m
Currency:	Afghani (AFN)
Languages:	Dari, Pashto
Country Code:	+93

Holiday Note: Mar 21, Eid al-Fitr Holiday. Businesses may be closed. See more

°F

Weather

73 °F

Broken clouds.
72 / 52 °F

Sun 22.		72 / 52 °F
Mon 23.		80 / 51 °F

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Time Zone

AFT (Afghanistan Time)
UTC/GMT +4:30 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

8:30 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:23 am
↑ 89° East

Sunset

6:33 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 9 minutes
+2m 9s longer

Moon 8.0%

Rise – 7:24 am
Set – 9:23 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:28 pm
Altitude: 55.9°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:00 am – 5:29 am
7:27 pm – 7:57 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:29 am – 5:58 am
6:58 pm – 7:27 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:58 am – 6:23 am
6:33 pm – 6:58 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
5:53 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
11:47 pm

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Airports

Herat Airfield, HEA
About 10 mi S of Herat
Mashhad, MHD (Iran)
About 195 mi NW of Herat

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Herat

Afghanistan

4:47 56 pm

Saturday, March 21, 2026