Convert EDT to SAST
SAST is 6 hours ahead of EDT. EDT is UTC−4 and SAST is UTC+2.
Right now: EDT · SAST
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours overlap for 2 hours: 9:00 AM–11:00 AM EDT (3:00 PM–5:00 PM SAST). Schedule meetings inside that window.
| EDT | SAST | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM | working hours |
| 10:00 AM | 4:00 PM | working hours |
| 11:00 AM | 5:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 6:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 8:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 3:00 PM | 9:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 4:00 PM | 10:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 5:00 PM | 11:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
EDT to SAST conversion table
| EDT | SAST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 7:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 8:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
About EDT
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is UTC−4. It is used in New York, Toronto, Miami and Atlanta from March to November.
Eastern Daylight Time is UTC−4, the summer clock for New York, Toronto, Miami and Atlanta, running from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. Those dates are US law and do not match Europe's, which changes on the last Sundays of March and October — so for two weeks in March and one in late October the gap between New York and London is an hour different from its usual five.
About SAST
South Africa Standard Time (SAST) is UTC+2. It is used in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini.
South Africa Standard Time is UTC+2 with no daylight saving, unchanged since 1903 apart from two wartime years. The whole country keeps it, and so do Lesotho and Eswatini. Against the UK it is two hours ahead in winter and one in summer, which is the shift that catches London–Johannesburg standing calls every March and October.
Does this gap change with the seasons?
This gap is seasonal. The abbreviations themselves are fixed offsets, but the region on EDT switches to EST (UTC−5) from November to March. So the 6-hour figure on this page is correct for the part of the year when both places are actually on these abbreviations, and changes by an hour outside it.
SAST does not shift, so the whole change comes from one side. A recurring meeting fixed in SAST will appear to move by an hour for everyone on the other side, twice a year, without anyone changing anything.
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 EDT in SAST?
9:00 AM EDT is 3:00 PM SAST.
Is SAST ahead of EDT?
SAST is 6 hours ahead of EDT.
Which time zone does this use?
EDT is UTC−4 and SAST is UTC+2. 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.