What is NZST in SAST?

South Africa Standard Time is 10 hours behind

New Zealand Time is on UTC+12:00 and South Africa Standard Time is on UTC+2:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Time in Auckland: 12:54:19 AM
Time in Johannesburg: 2:54:19 PM
Difference: −10 h
Next clock change: September 27, 2026

Convert a time

NZST — New Zealand Time

SAST — South Africa Standard Time

2:00 pm

SAST, Fri, the previous day

When the difference changes

New Zealand 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 – September 27, 2026South Africa Standard Time is 10 hours behind
September 27, 2026 – April 4, 2027South Africa Standard Time is 11 hours behind
April 4, 2027 – September 26, 2027South Africa Standard Time is 10 hours behind
September 26, 2027 – onwardsSouth Africa Standard Time is 11 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.

South Africa Standard Time

No clock changes

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

NZST to SAST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, September 26, 2026, converted from New Zealand Time to South Africa Standard Time. 10 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Johannesburg, which is marked.

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

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

Scheduling between the two

There is no overlap between a nine-to-six working day in Auckland and one in Johannesburg — the gap is too wide. A call has to sit early or late for one side. Early morning in Auckland is the usual compromise, since that is late afternoon or evening in Johannesburg.