EAT time now (East Africa Time)
4:39PM
EAT · UTC+3
UTC+3+8 h vs New York (you)Nairobi now: EAT, UTC+3
What EAT means
EAT stands for East Africa Time, UTC+3. It is used in Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Somalia and their neighbours.
Where and when EAT is used
1 zone uses EAT all year. Computed from tzdata under the current rules.
| Main city | Time zone | Countries | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dar es Salaam | Africa/Nairobi | Kenya, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Comoros, Madagascar, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Mayotte | all year |
How long EAT has been used
In the tzdata record, Dar es Salaam has used EAT since 1928.
EAT in the past
Zones whose tzdata history shows EAT before 2025 but that no longer use it:
- Africa/Juba (Juba): 2000–2021
- Africa/Khartoum (Khartoum): 2000–2017
EAT converted to other zones
Every column is a fixed offset, so this table is valid on any date. Remember that the regions behind some columns switch to summer time (EST to EDT, CET to CEST, GMT to BST); the clock in those cities is then an hour later than the column.
| EAT (UTC+3) | UTC (UTC+0) | EST (UTC−5) | PST (UTC−8) | CET (UTC+1) | IST (UTC+5:30) | JST (UTC+9) | AEST (UTC+10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 9:00 PM (−1 day) | 4:00 PM (−1 day) | 1:00 PM (−1 day) | 10:00 PM (−1 day) | 2:30 AM | 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 3:00 AM | 10:00 PM (−1 day) | 7:00 PM (−1 day) | 4:00 AM | 8:30 AM | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 10:00 PM (−1 day) | 7:00 AM | 11:30 AM | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 9:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 1:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 2:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 7:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 5:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 10:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 4:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 12:00 AM (+1 day) | 1:00 AM (+1 day) |
| 9:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 10:00 AM | 7:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 3:00 AM (+1 day) | 4:00 AM (+1 day) |
Questions
What is EAT in UTC?
EAT is UTC+3: 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
What does EAT stand for?
East Africa Time.
Which places use EAT all year?
Dar es Salaam.
Is EAT the same time as EEST?
Yes, both are UTC+3, as are MSK and IDT. Both name the same fixed offset, so a time given in one is the same moment in the other. What differs is where and in which season each is used.