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What is NZST in GST?

Gulf Standard Time is 8 hours behind

New Zealand Time is on UTC+12:00 and Gulf Standard Time is on UTC+4:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Time in Auckland
12:54:18 AM
Time in Dubai
4:54:18 PM
Difference
−8 h
Next clock change
September 27, 2026

Convert a time

GST — Gulf Standard Time

4:00 pm

GST, Fri, the previous day

When the difference changes

New Zealand Time and Gulf 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:

  1. Now – September 27, 2026Gulf Standard Time is 8 hours behind
  2. September 27, 2026 – April 4, 2027Gulf Standard Time is 9 hours behind
  3. April 4, 2027 – September 26, 2027Gulf Standard Time is 8 hours behind
  4. September 26, 2027 – onwardsGulf Standard Time is 9 hours behind

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

New Zealand Time

Sunday, September 27, 2026

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

Gulf Standard Time

No clock changes

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

NZST to GST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, September 26, 2026, converted from New Zealand Time to Gulf Standard Time. 8 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Dubai, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

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

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

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