AFT to EST converter

Afghanistan Time (Kabul) to Eastern Time (New York, Toronto, Miami).

AFT4:37 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

→

EST8:07 PMFri 30 Oct 2026

EST is 8 h 30 min behind AFT.

Pick a time in AFT

⇄ EST to AFT

9:00 AM AFT = 12:30 AM EST same day

Best time to meet

No hour falls inside 9 AM to 5 PM in both places. The least painful: around 4:00 PM AFT, which is 7:30 AM EST.

AFT to EST time table

For 31 Oct 2026. Green rows: both sides between 9 AM and 5 PM.

AFT	EST
12:00 AM AFT	3:30 PM EST previous day
1:00 AM AFT	4:30 PM EST previous day
2:00 AM AFT	5:30 PM EST previous day
3:00 AM AFT	6:30 PM EST previous day
4:00 AM AFT	7:30 PM EST previous day
5:00 AM AFT	8:30 PM EST previous day
6:00 AM AFT	9:30 PM EST previous day
7:00 AM AFT	10:30 PM EST previous day
8:00 AM AFT	11:30 PM EST previous day
9:00 AM AFT	12:30 AM EST
10:00 AM AFT	1:30 AM EST
11:00 AM AFT	2:30 AM EST
12:00 PM AFT	3:30 AM EST
1:00 PM AFT	4:30 AM EST
2:00 PM AFT	5:30 AM EST
3:00 PM AFT	6:30 AM EST
4:00 PM AFT	7:30 AM EST
5:00 PM AFT	8:30 AM EST
6:00 PM AFT	9:30 AM EST
7:00 PM AFT	10:30 AM EST
8:00 PM AFT	11:30 AM EST
9:00 PM AFT	12:30 PM EST
10:00 PM AFT	1:30 PM EST
11:00 PM AFT	2:30 PM EST

Quick answers

9:00 AM AFT = 12:30 AM EST
12:00 PM AFT = 3:30 AM EST
3:00 PM AFT = 6:30 AM EST
5:00 PM AFT = 8:30 AM EST
9:00 AM EST = 5:30 PM AFT
12:00 PM EST = 8:30 PM AFT
5:00 PM EST = 1:30 AM AFT (next day)

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 1 Nov 2026: EST is 8 h 30 min behind AFT. From 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027: EST is 9 h 30 min behind AFT. From 14 Mar 2027 to 7 Nov 2027: EST is 8 h 30 min behind AFT.

AFT does not change its clocks. EST next changes its clocks on 1 Nov 2026 (back 1 h, to UTC−5), then on 14 Mar 2027 (forward 1 h, to UTC−4).

About AFT and EST

AFT here means Afghanistan Time, the clock in Kabul. Right now it is UTC+4:30. It has no daylight saving.

EST here means Eastern Time, the clock in New York, Toronto, Miami. Right now it is UTC−4. Strictly, EST is the winter name; in summer these places use EDT. This page follows their real clock all year.

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