NZST to AFT converter

New Zealand Time (Auckland, Wellington) to Afghanistan Time (Kabul).

NZST1:07 PMSat 31 Oct 2026

→

AFT4:37 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

AFT is 8 h 30 min behind NZST.

Pick a time in NZST

⇄ AFT to NZST

9:00 AM NZST = 12:30 AM AFT 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 NZST, which is 7:30 AM AFT.

NZST to AFT time table

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

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

Quick answers

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

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 4 Apr 2027: AFT is 8 h 30 min behind NZST. From 4 Apr 2027 to 26 Sep 2027: AFT is 7 h 30 min behind NZST. From 26 Sep 2027 to 2 Apr 2028: AFT is 8 h 30 min behind NZST.

NZST next changes its clocks on 4 Apr 2027 (back 1 h, to UTC+12), then on 26 Sep 2027 (forward 1 h, to UTC+13). AFT does not change its clocks.

About NZST and AFT

NZST here means New Zealand Time, the clock in Auckland, Wellington. Right now it is UTC+13. Strictly, NZST is the winter name; in summer these places use NZDT. This page follows their real clock all year.

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

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