What is SAST in NZST?

New Zealand Time is 10 hours ahead

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

Time in Johannesburg: 2:04:12 PM
Time in Auckland: 12:04:12 AM
Difference: +10 h
Next clock change: September 27, 2026

Convert a time

SAST — South Africa Standard Time

NZST — New Zealand Time

12:00 am

NZST, Sat, the next day

When the difference changes

South Africa Standard Time and New Zealand 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 26, 2026New Zealand Time is 10 hours ahead
September 26, 2026 – April 3, 2027New Zealand Time is 11 hours ahead
April 3, 2027 – September 25, 2027New Zealand Time is 10 hours ahead
September 25, 2027 – onwardsNew Zealand Time is 11 hours ahead

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.

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.

SAST to NZST conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026, converted from South Africa Standard Time to New Zealand Time. 10 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Auckland, which is marked.

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

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

Scheduling between the two

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