Convert NZST to EAT
EAT is 9 hours behind NZST. NZST is UTC+12 and EAT is UTC+3.
Right now: NZST · EAT
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours do not overlap at all between NZST and EAT. Someone has to take an early or late call — or use asynchronous communication instead.
| NZST | EAT | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 10:00 AM | 1:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 11:00 AM | 2:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 3:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 4:00 PM | 7:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 5:00 PM | 8:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
NZST to EAT conversion table
| NZST | EAT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 3:00 PM (previous day) |
| 1:00 AM | 4:00 PM (previous day) |
| 2:00 AM | 5:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 AM | 6:00 PM (previous day) |
| 4:00 AM | 7:00 PM (previous day) |
| 5:00 AM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 6:00 AM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 7:00 AM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 8:00 AM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 4:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 5:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 7:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
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.
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.
Does this gap change with the seasons?
Neither NZST nor EAT 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 NZST in EAT?
9:00 AM NZST is 12:00 AM EAT.
Is EAT ahead of NZST?
EAT is 9 hours behind NZST.
Which time zone does this use?
NZST is UTC+12 and EAT is UTC+3. 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.