Convert SGT to EAT
EAT is 5 hours behind SGT. SGT is UTC+8 and EAT is UTC+3.
Right now: SGT · EAT
Best time to schedule a meeting
Standard 9–5 working hours overlap for 3 hours: 2:00 PM–5:00 PM SGT (9:00 AM–12:00 PM EAT). Schedule meetings inside that window.
| SGT | EAT | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM | 4:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 10:00 AM | 5:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 11:00 AM | 6:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 12:00 PM | 7:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 1:00 PM | 8:00 AM | outside 9–5 |
| 2:00 PM | 9:00 AM | working hours |
| 3:00 PM | 10:00 AM | working hours |
| 4:00 PM | 11:00 AM | working hours |
| 5:00 PM | 12:00 PM | working hours |
SGT to EAT conversion table
| SGT | EAT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 7:00 PM (previous day) |
| 1:00 AM | 8:00 PM (previous day) |
| 2:00 AM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 AM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 4:00 AM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 5:00 AM | 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 |
About SGT
Singapore Time (SGT) is UTC+8. It is used in Singapore and Malaysia.
Singapore Time is UTC+8 with no daylight saving. The offset is a historical curiosity: Singapore sits at about 104°E, which is geographically UTC+7, and moved to +8 in 1982 to align with Malaysia and Hong Kong for trade. The result is that the sun is at its highest around 1pm rather than noon, and sunrise is late all year.
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 SGT nor EAT shifts with the seasons, so this 5-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 SGT in EAT?
9:00 AM SGT is 4:00 AM EAT.
Is EAT ahead of SGT?
EAT is 5 hours behind SGT.
Which time zone does this use?
SGT is UTC+8 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.