EST to AFT converter

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

EST8:07 PMFri 30 Oct 2026

→

AFT4:37 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

AFT is 8 h 30 min ahead of EST.

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⇄ AFT to EST

9:00 AM EST = 5:30 PM AFT same day

Best time to meet

No hour falls inside 9 AM to 5 PM in both places. The least painful: around 7:00 AM EST, which is 3:30 PM AFT.

EST to AFT time table

For 30 Oct 2026. Green rows: both sides between 9 AM and 5 PM.

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

Quick answers

9:00 AM EST = 5:30 PM AFT
12:00 PM EST = 8:30 PM AFT
3:00 PM EST = 11:30 PM AFT
5:00 PM EST = 1:30 AM AFT (next day)
9:00 AM AFT = 12:30 AM EST
12:00 PM AFT = 3:30 AM EST
5:00 PM AFT = 8:30 AM EST

Does the gap change during the year?

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

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). AFT does not change its clocks.

About EST and AFT

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.

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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