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What is JST in EAT?

East Africa Time is 6 hours behind

Japan Standard Time is on UTC+9:00 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 Tokyo
9:53:36 PM
Time in Nairobi
3:53:36 PM
Difference
−6 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

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EAT — East Africa Time

3:00 pm

EAT, Fri

Daylight saving

Japan Standard Time

No clock changes

Japan Standard Time stays on JST 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.

JST to EAT conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026, converted from Japan Standard Time to East Africa Time. 6 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Nairobi, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm JST, which is 9:00 am to 12:00 pm EAT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

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

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