What is SAST in EET?

Eastern European Time is the same time

South Africa Standard Time and Eastern European Time are both on UTC+2:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Convert a time

SAST — South Africa Standard Time

EET — Eastern European Time

12:00 pm

EET, Fri

Time in Johannesburg: 12:00:41 PM
Time in Athens: 12:00:41 PM
Difference: None
Next clock change: March 28, 2027

When the difference changes

South Africa Standard Time and Eastern European 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 – March 28, 2027Eastern European Time is the same time
March 28, 2027 – October 31, 2027Eastern European Time is 1 hour ahead
October 31, 2027 – onwardsEastern European Time is the same time

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

South Africa Standard Time

No clock changes

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

Eastern European Time

Sunday, March 28, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 3:00 am becomes 4:00 am local time, and the zone is on EEST after that.

SAST to EET conversion table

Every hour of Friday, November 13, 2026, converted from South Africa Standard Time to Eastern European Time.

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

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

Scheduling between the two

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

Eastern European Time (EET) is used in Helsinki, Bucharest, Kyiv and Cairo