GMT to CET to SAST to GST to IST to ICT to SGT to AEST Time Converter
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Queensland stays on AEST (UTC+10).
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12:00 pm12:00 GMT (UTC+0), Nov 1, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 CET (UTC+1), Nov 1, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 SAST (UTC+2), Nov 1, 2026 = 4:00 pm16:00 GST (UTC+4), Nov 1, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 1, 2026 = 7:00 pm19:00 ICT (UTC+7), Nov 1, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 SGT (UTC+8), Nov 1, 2026 = 10:00 pm22:00 AEST (UTC+10), Nov 1, 2026
GMT is 1 hour behind CET. GMT is 2 hours behind SAST. GMT is 4 hours behind GST. GMT is 5 hours and 30 minutes behind IST. GMT is 7 hours behind ICT. GMT is 8 hours behind SGT. GMT is 10 hours behind AEST.
How the time difference changes
GMT to CET
For most of the year, GMT is 2 hours behind CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, GMT is 1 hour behind CET.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in CET.
GMT to SAST
GMT is 2 hours behind SAST year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in SAST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in SAST.
GMT to GST
GMT is 4 hours behind GST year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT correspond to 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm in GST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT correspond to 13:00 to 22:00 in GST.
GMT to IST
GMT is 5 hours and 30 minutes behind IST year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT correspond to 2:30 pm to 11:30 pm in IST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT correspond to 14:30 to 23:30 in IST.
GMT to ICT
GMT is 7 hours behind ICT year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in ICT.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in ICT.
GMT to SGT
GMT is 8 hours behind SGT year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in SGT.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in SGT.
GMT to AEST
GMT is 10 hours behind AEST year-round.
Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT correspond to 7:00 pm to 4:00 am (next day) in AEST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT correspond to 19:00 to 04:00 (next day) in AEST.
Compare GMT time with CET, SAST, GST, IST, ICT, SGT, and AEST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Greenwich Mean Time is 1 hour behind Central European Time. Greenwich Mean Time is 2 hours behind South Africa Standard Time. Greenwich Mean Time is 4 hours behind Gulf Standard Time. Greenwich Mean Time is 5 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. Greenwich Mean Time is 7 hours behind Indochina Time. Greenwich Mean Time is 8 hours behind Singapore Time. Greenwich Mean Time is 10 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time.
12:00 pm12:00 in GMT is 1:00 pm13:00 in CET and is 2:00 pm14:00 in SAST and is 4:00 pm16:00 in GST and is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST and is 7:00 pm19:00 in ICT and is 8:00 pm20:00 in SGT and is 10:00 pm22:00 in AEST
GMT to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in GMT which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in CET
GMT to SAST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in GMT which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in SAST
GMT to GST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in GMT which corresponds to 1pm-6pm13:00-18:00 in GST
GMT to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12:30pm09:00-12:30 in GMT which corresponds to 2:30pm-6pm14:30-18:00 in IST
GMT to ICT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in GMT which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in ICT
GMT to SGT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in GMT which corresponds to 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in SGT
GMT to AEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-9am08:00-09:00 in GMT which corresponds to 6pm-7pm18:00-19:00 in AEST. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
12:00 pm12:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
2:00 pm14:00 South Africa Standard Time (SAST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
4:00 pm16:00 Gulf Standard Time (GST). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours
7:00 pm19:00 Indochina Time (ICT). Offset UTC +7:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 Singapore Time (SGT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
10:00 pm22:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 GMT / 1:00 pm13:00 CET / 2:00 pm14:00 SAST / 4:00 pm16:00 GST / 5:30 pm17:30 IST / 7:00 pm19:00 ICT / 8:00 pm20:00 SGT / 10:00 pm22:00 AEST
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Greenwich Mean Time
Offset: GMT is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara
Principal Cities: The largest city in the GMT time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Dakar.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) originally referred to the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. It is now often used to refer to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when this is viewed as a time zone, and in casual use the two are the same. In the military, GMT is known as Zulu time. Greenwich Mean Time was the same as Universal Time (UT), a standard astronomical concept used in many technical fields, until the introduction of UTC in 1972.
Today all shaded areas are on GMT.
GMT representations, usage and related time zones
- Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
- +00 - basic short
- +0000 - basic
- +00:00 - extended
- +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
- Zulu - Military abbreviation for GMT
- Z - short form of 'Zulu'
- Africa/Abidjan
- Africa/Accra
- Africa/Bamako
- Africa/Banjul
- Africa/Bissau
- Africa/Conakry
- Africa/Dakar
- Africa/Freetown
- Africa/Lome
- Africa/Monrovia
- Africa/Nouakchott
- Africa/Ouagadougou
- Africa/Sao_Tome
- Africa/Timbuktu
- America/Danmarkshavn
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Atlantic/St_Helena
- Eire
- Etc/GMT
- Etc/GMT+0
- Etc/GMT-0
- Etc/GMT0
- Etc/Greenwich
- Europe/Belfast
- Europe/Dublin
- Europe/Guernsey
- Europe/Isle_of_Man
- Europe/Jersey
- Europe/London
- GB
- GB-Eire
- GMT
- GMT+0
- GMT-0
- GMT0
- Greenwich
- Iceland
- EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
- GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
- WET - Western European Time
- AZOST - Azores Summer Time
- UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
- WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
- Z - Zulu Time Zone
Central European Time
Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.
German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
Today all shaded areas are on CET.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).
Start: Central European Time (CET) started on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.
End: Central European Time (CET) ends on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.
CET representations, usage and related time zones
- +01 - basic short
- +0100 - basic
- +01:00 - extended
- +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
- Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- Africa/Algiers
- Africa/Ceuta
- Africa/Tunis
- Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
- CET
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Europe/Andorra
- Europe/Belgrade
- Europe/Berlin
- Europe/Bratislava
- Europe/Brussels
- Europe/Budapest
- Europe/Busingen
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Europe/Gibraltar
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Europe/Luxembourg
- Europe/Madrid
- Europe/Malta
- Europe/Monaco
- Europe/Oslo
- Europe/Paris
- Europe/Podgorica
- Europe/Prague
- Europe/Rome
- Europe/San_Marino
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Europe/Skopje
- Europe/Stockholm
- Europe/Tirane
- Europe/Vaduz
- Europe/Vatican
- Europe/Vienna
- Europe/Warsaw
- Europe/Zagreb
- Europe/Zurich
- MET
- Poland
- BST - British Summer Time
- CET - Central European Time
- IST - Irish Standard Time
- WEST - Western European Summer Time
- A - Alpha Time Zone
- CET - Central European Time
- MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
- WAT - West Africa Time
- WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
- BMT - Biel Mean Time
South Africa Standard Time
Offset: SAST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa
Principal Cities: The largest city in the SAST time zone is Johannesburg in South Africa, with about 9.418 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Gqeberha.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in South Africa Standard Time (SAST) do not change for daylight saving time, so SAST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
SAST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for SAST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Africa/Maseru
- Africa/Mbabane
- CEST - Central European Summer Time
- EET - Eastern European Time
- MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
- B - Bravo Time Zone
- CAT - Central Africa Time
- IST - Israel Standard Time
- SAST - South Africa Standard Time
- WAST - West Africa Summer 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
- +04 - basic short
- +0400 - basic
- +04:00 - extended
- +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.
- Delta - Military abbreviation for GST
- D - short form of 'Delta'
- 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
India Standard Time
Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: India
Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Current time in India: India time now
IST representations, usage and related time zones
- +0530 - basic
- +05:30 - extended
- +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
- Asia/Calcutta
- Asia/Kolkata
- India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
- Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
- Israel Standard Time - UTC +2
Indochina Time
Offset: ICT is 7 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
Principal Cities: The largest city in the ICT time zone is Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, with about 14.003 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Hanoi, Bangkok, Haiphong, Phnom Penh.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Indochina Time (ICT) do not change for daylight saving time, so ICT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
ICT representations, usage and related time zones
- +07 - basic short
- +0700 - basic
- +07:00 - extended
- +0700 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (07) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of seven hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Golf - Military abbreviation for ICT
- G - short form of 'Golf'
- CXT - Christmas Island Time
- DAVT - Davis Time
- G - Golf Time Zone
- HOVT - Hovd Time
- ICT - Indochina Time
- KRAT - Krasnoyarsk Time
- NOVST - Novosibirsk Summer Time
- NOVT - Novosibirsk Time
- OMSST - Omsk Summer Time
- WIB - Western Indonesian Time
Singapore Time
Offset: SGT is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Singapore
Principal Cities: The largest city in the SGT time zone is Singapore in Singapore, with about 5.639 million people.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Singapore Time (SGT) do not change for daylight saving time, so SGT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Current time in Singapore: Singapore time now
SGT representations, usage and related time zones
- +08 - basic short
- +0800 - basic
- +08:00 - extended
- +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Hotel - Military abbreviation for SGT
- H - short form of 'Hotel'
- ACT - ASEAN Common Time
- AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
- BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
- CAST - Casey Time
- CHOT - Choibalsan Time
- CST - China Standard Time
- H - Hotel Time Zone
- HKT - Hong Kong Time
- HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
- IRKT - Irkutsk Time
- KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
- MYT - Malaysia Time
- PHT - Philippine Time
- SGT - Singapore Time
- ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
- WITA - Central Indonesian Time
Australian Eastern Standard Time
Offset: AEST is 10 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Australia
Principal Cities: The largest city in the AEST time zone is Sydney in Australia, with about 5.639 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle.
Today the lighter areas are on UTC+11 (AEDT).
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT).
End: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) ended on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.
Start: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) starts on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.
See Australia daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is used in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Australian Capital Territory and in folling major cities Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra
Only part of Australia observe daylight saving. It is used in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. Daylight saving is not observed in Queensland, Western Australia or the Northern Territory.
AEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +10 - basic short
- +1000 - basic
- +10:00 - extended
- +1000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (10) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of ten hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Kilo - Military abbreviation for AEST
- K - short form of 'Kilo'
- Antarctica/Macquarie
- Australia/ACT
- Australia/Brisbane
- Australia/Canberra
- Australia/Currie
- Australia/Hobart
- Australia/Lindeman
- Australia/Melbourne
- Australia/NSW
- Australia/Queensland
- Australia/Sydney
- Australia/Tasmania
- Australia/Victoria
- AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time
- CHUT - Chuuk Time
- ChST - Chamorro Standard Time
- K - Kilo Time Zone
- KDT - Korea Daylight Time
- PGT - Papua New Guinea Time
- VLAT - Vladivostok Time
- YAKST - Yakutsk Summer Time
- YAPT - Yap Time