SAST time now (South Africa Standard Time)
3:39PM
SAST · UTC+2
UTC+2+7 h vs New York (you)Johannesburg now: SAST, UTC+2
What SAST means
SAST stands for South Africa Standard Time, UTC+2. It is used in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini.
Where and when SAST is used
1 zone uses SAST all year. Computed from tzdata under the current rules.
| Main city | Time zone | Countries | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg | Africa/Johannesburg | South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini | all year |
How long SAST has been used
In the tzdata record, Johannesburg has used SAST since 1892.
SAST in the past
Zones whose tzdata history shows SAST before 2025 but that no longer use it:
- Africa/Windhoek (Windhoek): 1903–1990
SAST 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.
| SAST (UTC+2) | 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 | 10:00 PM (−1 day) | 5:00 PM (−1 day) | 2:00 PM (−1 day) | 11:00 PM (−1 day) | 3:30 AM | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 4:00 AM | 11:00 PM (−1 day) | 8:00 PM (−1 day) | 5:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 11:00 PM (−1 day) | 8:00 AM | 12:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 8:00 AM | 5:00 AM | 2:00 PM | 6:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 1:00 AM (+1 day) | 2:00 AM (+1 day) |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 8:00 PM | 12:30 AM (+1 day) | 4:00 AM (+1 day) | 5:00 AM (+1 day) |
Questions
What is SAST in UTC?
SAST is UTC+2: 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
What does SAST stand for?
South Africa Standard Time.
Which places use SAST all year?
Johannesburg.
Is SAST the same time as CEST?
Yes, both are UTC+2, as are EET, WAST and CAT. 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.