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What is GST in EAT?

East Africa Time is 1 hour behind

Gulf Standard Time is on UTC+4:00 and East Africa Time is on UTC+3:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because both zones change their clocks together.

Time in Dubai
4:04:09 PM
Time in Nairobi
3:04:09 PM
Difference
−1 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

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EAT — East Africa Time

3:00 pm

EAT, Fri

Daylight saving

Gulf Standard Time

No clock changes

Gulf Standard Time stays on GST all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

East Africa Time

No clock changes

East Africa Time stays on EAT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

GST to EAT conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026, converted from Gulf Standard Time to East Africa Time. 1 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Nairobi, which is marked.

12:00 am GST
11:00 pm EAT−1 day
1:00 am GST
12:00 am EAT
2:00 am GST
1:00 am EAT
3:00 am GST
2:00 am EAT
4:00 am GST
3:00 am EAT
5:00 am GST
4:00 am EAT
6:00 am GST
5:00 am EAT
7:00 am GST
6:00 am EAT
8:00 am GST
7:00 am EAT
9:00 am GST
8:00 am EAT
10:00 am GST
9:00 am EAT
11:00 am GST
10:00 am EAT
12:00 pm GST
11:00 am EAT
1:00 pm GST
12:00 pm EAT
2:00 pm GST
1:00 pm EAT
3:00 pm GST
2:00 pm EAT
4:00 pm GST
3:00 pm EAT
5:00 pm GST
4:00 pm EAT
6:00 pm GST
5:00 pm EAT
7:00 pm GST
6:00 pm EAT
8:00 pm GST
7:00 pm EAT
9:00 pm GST
8:00 pm EAT
10:00 pm GST
9:00 pm EAT
11:00 pm GST
10:00 pm EAT

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm GST, which is 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EAT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

Gulf Standard Time (GST) is used in the UAE and Oman

East Africa Time (EAT) is used in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia

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