What is EST in SAST?

South Africa Standard Time is 7 hours ahead

Eastern Time is on UTC−5:00 and South Africa Standard Time is on UTC+2:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Convert a time

EST — Eastern Time

SAST — South Africa Standard Time

10:00 am

SAST, Sat

Time in New York: 3:29:24 AM
Time in Johannesburg: 10:29:24 AM
Difference: +7 h
Next clock change: March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Eastern Time and South Africa Standard Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

Now – March 14, 2027South Africa Standard Time is 7 hours ahead
March 14, 2027 – November 7, 2027South Africa Standard Time is 6 hours ahead
November 7, 2027 – onwardsSouth Africa Standard Time is 7 hours ahead

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

Eastern Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on EDT after that.

South Africa Standard Time

No clock changes

South Africa Standard Time stays on SAST all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

EST to SAST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Eastern Time to South Africa Standard Time. 7 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Johannesburg, which is marked.

12:00 am EST: 7:00 am SAST
1:00 am EST: 8:00 am SAST
2:00 am EST: 9:00 am SAST
3:00 am EST: 10:00 am SAST
4:00 am EST: 11:00 am SAST
5:00 am EST: 12:00 pm SAST
6:00 am EST: 1:00 pm SAST
7:00 am EST: 2:00 pm SAST
8:00 am EST: 3:00 pm SAST
9:00 am EST: 4:00 pm SAST
10:00 am EST: 5:00 pm SAST
11:00 am EST: 6:00 pm SAST

12:00 pm EST: 7:00 pm SAST
1:00 pm EST: 8:00 pm SAST
2:00 pm EST: 9:00 pm SAST
3:00 pm EST: 10:00 pm SAST
4:00 pm EST: 11:00 pm SAST
5:00 pm EST: 12:00 am SAST+1 day
6:00 pm EST: 1:00 am SAST+1 day
7:00 pm EST: 2:00 am SAST+1 day
8:00 pm EST: 3:00 am SAST+1 day
9:00 pm EST: 4:00 am SAST+1 day
10:00 pm EST: 5:00 am SAST+1 day
11:00 pm EST: 6:00 am SAST+1 day

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 9:00 am to 11:00 am EST, which is 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm SAST. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

Eastern Time (EST) is used in Toronto, Atlanta, Miami, Detroit and most of the US east coast