Convert EAT to NZST
NZST is 9 hours ahead of EAT. EAT is UTC+3 and NZST is UTC+12.
Right now: EAT · NZST
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours do not overlap at all between EAT and NZST. Someone has to take an early or late call — or use asynchronous communication instead.
| EAT | NZST | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 10:00 AM | 7:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 11:00 AM | 8:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 9:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 10:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 11:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 3:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 4:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 5:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
EAT to NZST conversion table
| EAT | NZST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 4:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 8:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 4:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 5:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) |
| 7:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 8:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 6:00 AM (next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 8:00 AM (next day) |
About EAT
East Africa Time (EAT) is UTC+3. It is used in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and Somalia.
East Africa Time is UTC+3 and fixed. Nairobi, Addis Ababa and Dar es Salaam all keep it. Ethiopia additionally uses a clock that counts from dawn rather than midnight for everyday purposes, six hours off the international one, so a time given locally in Addis may need converting twice rather than once.
About NZST
New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) is UTC+12. It is used in Auckland and Wellington in the southern winter.
New Zealand Standard Time is UTC+12, the furthest ahead of the commonly used abbreviations, moving to NZDT at UTC+13 from late September to early April. New Zealand is where the date changes first for most of the world's working population, which is why release schedules and financial rollovers are often expressed relative to it. Chatham Islands time, at UTC+12:45, is one of only three quarter-hour offsets in use anywhere.
Does this gap change with the seasons?
Neither EAT nor NZST shifts with the seasons, so this 9-hour difference holds all year. That is unusual enough to be worth relying on: most cross-continental gaps move twice a year.
This is the reason scheduling systems store an IANA zone such as Region/City rather than an offset or an abbreviation: the zone knows its own rules and the offset does not.
Frequently asked questions
What time is 9:00 AM EAT in NZST?
9:00 AM EAT is 6:00 PM NZST.
Is NZST ahead of EAT?
NZST is 9 hours ahead of EAT.
Which time zone does this use?
EAT is UTC+3 and NZST is UTC+12. Both abbreviations denote a single fixed offset, so this conversion never shifts with daylight saving — what changes is which abbreviation a place is using at the time.