Convert MDT to SAST
SAST is 8 hours ahead of MDT. MDT is UTC−6 and SAST is UTC+2.
Right now: MDT · SAST
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours do not overlap at all between MDT and SAST. Someone has to take an early or late call — or use asynchronous communication instead.
| MDT | SAST | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 9:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 10:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 PM | outside 9–5 |
| 4:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
| 5:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) | outside 9–5 |
MDT to SAST conversion table
| MDT | SAST |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 5:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 6:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) |
| 5:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 7:00 PM | 3:00 AM (next day) |
| 8:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 6:00 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
About MDT
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) is UTC−6. It is used in Denver and Salt Lake City from March to November.
Mountain Daylight Time is UTC−6, the summer clock for Denver and Salt Lake City. During those months it coincides with Central Standard Time, which is a genuine source of confusion in a country that spans both: a meeting at "6pm MDT" and one at "6pm CST" are the same instant, but the second is not a time anyone is actually on in summer.
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 MDT switches to MST (UTC−7) from November to March. So the 8-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 MDT in SAST?
9:00 AM MDT is 5:00 PM SAST.
Is SAST ahead of MDT?
SAST is 8 hours ahead of MDT.
Which time zone does this use?
MDT is UTC−6 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.