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Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan

Maidan Wardak Province uses Afghanistan Time, UTC+4:30, throughout the year. Maidan Shahr and every other district share the same official clock, and the province does not make seasonal daylight-saving adjustments.

Markaz-E Sayyidabad, Afghanistan

12:15:48

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+4:30 · Asia/Kabul

Time and sun data for Markaz-E Sayyidabad — the largest city of Maidan Wardak Province

The sun in Markaz-E Sayyidabad

Sunrise 05:32 Solar noon 11:56 Sunset 18:20 Daylight 12 h 48 min Night 11 h 12 min Civil twilight 05:06 – 18:45

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Current time in Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan

The thirty-minute component distinguishes Afghan civil time from offsets based only on whole hours. To convert UTC to local time in Maidan Wardak, add four hours and thirty minutes. When converting in the opposite direction, subtract the same amount.

There is no provincial time boundary between Maidan Wardak and neighbouring parts of Afghanistan. A person travelling toward Kabul, Bamyan, Ghazni, or another Afghan destination keeps the same clock setting, even though daylight and local conditions change along the route. The road may climb, bend, and slow down; the clock remains stubbornly Afghan.

A single time zone in every season

Afghanistan Time is the province’s standard time in winter, spring, summer, and autumn. Because daylight saving time is not observed, local clocks do not undergo a scheduled one-hour jump or repetition.

This consistency simplifies local planning but can complicate international meetings. If a contact abroad enters or leaves daylight saving time, the difference between that location and Maidan Wardak changes while the Afghan clock stays fixed. Checking both locations on the meeting date avoids an avoidable one-hour mistake.

Official time standard: Afghanistan Time Common abbreviation: AFT Offset from UTC: four hours and thirty minutes ahead Seasonal clock adjustment: none Difference from Kabul: none

Maidan Shahr, other centres, and sunrise

Maidan Shahr is the provincial capital and a practical location to use when looking up the province’s current time or general solar information. Other recognised centres include Saydabad, Jalrez, Chak, Nirkh, Day Mirdad, and Hesa-e Awal Behsud. None has a separate civil time zone.

Sunrise varies over the year as the sun’s apparent path changes with the seasons. It also differs slightly from one part of the province to another. In a mountainous landscape, a published astronomical sunrise and the first direct sunlight seen from the ground may not coincide. A ridge can hide the sun after it has crossed the theoretical horizon.

Choose a specific settlement and date when planning an early departure, outdoor work, or photography. Maidan Shahr provides a useful broad reference, while a closer locality gives a more relevant calculation. Remember that dawn is a period of increasing light before sunrise, not another name for the exact sunrise moment.

Questions and answers

Is Maidan Wardak ahead of UTC?: Yes. Its official time is four hours and thirty minutes ahead of UTC.
Is the time different in the province’s western districts?: No. All districts use the same national time, regardless of longitude or elevation.
Why might visible sunrise differ from a listed time?: Standard sunrise calculations use the horizon, while nearby mountains can delay direct sight of the sun from a valley or settlement.