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What is JST in SAST?

South Africa Standard Time is 7 hours behind

Japan Standard Time is on UTC+9:00 and South Africa Standard Time is on UTC+2:00 right now. That gap holds all year, because both zones change their clocks together.

Time in Tokyo
9:53:12 PM
Time in Johannesburg
2:53:12 PM
Difference
−7 h
Next clock change
Neither zone

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SAST — South Africa Standard Time

2:00 pm

SAST, Fri

Daylight saving

Japan Standard Time

No clock changes

Japan Standard Time stays on JST all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

South Africa Standard Time

No clock changes

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

JST to SAST conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026, converted from Japan Standard 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 JST
5:00 pm SAST−1 day
1:00 am JST
6:00 pm SAST−1 day
2:00 am JST
7:00 pm SAST−1 day
3:00 am JST
8:00 pm SAST−1 day
4:00 am JST
9:00 pm SAST−1 day
5:00 am JST
10:00 pm SAST−1 day
6:00 am JST
11:00 pm SAST−1 day
7:00 am JST
12:00 am SAST
8:00 am JST
1:00 am SAST
9:00 am JST
2:00 am SAST
10:00 am JST
3:00 am SAST
11:00 am JST
4:00 am SAST
12:00 pm JST
5:00 am SAST
1:00 pm JST
6:00 am SAST
2:00 pm JST
7:00 am SAST
3:00 pm JST
8:00 am SAST
4:00 pm JST
9:00 am SAST
5:00 pm JST
10:00 am SAST
6:00 pm JST
11:00 am SAST
7:00 pm JST
12:00 pm SAST
8:00 pm JST
1:00 pm SAST
9:00 pm JST
2:00 pm SAST
10:00 pm JST
3:00 pm SAST
11:00 pm JST
4:00 pm SAST

Scheduling between the two

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

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