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2:30 pm14:30 EEST (UTC+3), Oct 23, 2026 = 3:30 pm15:30 GST (UTC+4), Oct 23, 2026

EEST is 1 hour behind GST.

EEST and GST examples

These examples always use EEST (UTC+3) and GST (UTC+4). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

EEST is 1 hour behind GST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, EEST is 1 hour behind GST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, EET is 2 hours behind GST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EEST correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in GST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in EET correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in GST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EEST correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in GST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in EET correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in GST.

Compare EEST time with GST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Eastern European Summer Time is 1 hour behind Gulf Standard Time.
2:30 pm14:30 in EEST is 3:30 pm15:30 in GST

EEST to GST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in EEST which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in GST

2:30 pm14:30 Eastern European Summer Time (EEST). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
3:30 pm15:30 Gulf Standard Time (GST). Offset UTC +4:00 hours

2:30 pm14:30 EEST / 3:30 pm15:30 GST

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Eastern European Summer Time

Offset: EEST is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Åland Islands, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Palestinian Territory, Romania, Ukraine

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EEST time zone is Cairo in Egypt, with about 9.607 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Alexandria, Giza, Kyiv, Beirut.

German: OESZ - Osteuropäische Sommerzeit

Map of the areas on Eastern European Summer Time (EEST)
EEST part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EEST.

Daylight Saving: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern European Time (EET).

123456789101112Start: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 4:00 am04:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 4:00 am04:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +03 - basic short
  • +0300 - basic
  • +03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Charlie - Military abbreviation for EEST
  • C - short form of 'Charlie'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Cairo
  • Asia/Beirut
  • Asia/Famagusta
  • Asia/Gaza
  • Asia/Hebron
  • Asia/Nicosia
  • EET
  • Egypt
  • Europe/Athens
  • Europe/Bucharest
  • Europe/Chisinau
  • Europe/Helsinki
  • Europe/Kiev
  • Europe/Kyiv
  • Europe/Mariehamn
  • Europe/Nicosia
  • Europe/Riga
  • Europe/Sofia
  • Europe/Tallinn
  • Europe/Tiraspol
  • Europe/Uzhgorod
  • Europe/Vilnius
  • Europe/Zaporozhye
Time zones with the GMT +3 offset:
  • EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
  • MSK - Moscow Standard Time
  • AST - Arabia Standard Time
  • C - Charlie Time Zone
  • EAT - Eastern Africa Time
  • FET - Further Eastern European Time
  • IDT - Israel Daylight Time
  • TRT - Turkey Time

Gulf Standard Time

Offset: GST is 4 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Oman, United Arab Emirates

Principal Cities: The largest city in the GST time zone is Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, with about 3.79 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain City, Muscat.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Gulf Standard Time (GST) do not change for daylight saving time, so GST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

GST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +04 - basic short
  • +0400 - basic
  • +04:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0400 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (04) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of four hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Delta - Military abbreviation for GST
  • D - short form of 'Delta'
Time zones with the GMT +4 offset:
  • KUYT - Kuybyshev Time
  • MSD - Moscow Daylight Time
  • SAMT - Samara Time
  • AMT - Armenia Time
  • AZT - Azerbaijan Time
  • D - Delta Time Zone
  • GET - Georgia Standard Time
  • GST - Gulf Standard Time
  • MUT - Mauritius Time
  • RET - Reunion Time
  • SCT - Seychelles Time