MST to EDT to Cape Town Time Converter
Mountain Time is on daylight saving time: MDT (UTC−6) until Sun, Nov 1.
Arizona stays on MST (UTC−7).
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6:00 am06:00 MDT (UTC-6), Oct 31, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 31, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 SAST (UTC+2), Oct 31, 2026
MDT is 2 hours behind EDT. MDT is 8 hours behind Cape Town.
How the time difference changes
MST to EDT
For most of the year, MDT is 2 hours behind EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, MST is 2 hours behind EST. Briefly around clock changes, MDT is 1 hour behind EST or MST is 3 hours behind EDT.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MDT correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MST correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in MDT correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in MST correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in EST.
MST to Cape Town
For most of the year, MDT is 8 hours behind Cape Town. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, MST is 9 hours behind Cape Town.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MDT correspond to 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (next day) in Cape Town. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in MST correspond to 6:00 pm to 3:00 am (next day) in Cape Town.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in MDT correspond to 17:00 to 02:00 (next day) in Cape Town. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in MST correspond to 18:00 to 03:00 (next day) in Cape Town.
Compare MST time with EDT and Cape Town time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Mountain Daylight Time is 2 hours behind Eastern Daylight Time. Mountain Daylight Time is 8 hours behind SAST (South Africa Standard Time).
6:00 am06:00 in MDT is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT and is 2:00 pm14:00 in Cape Town, South Africa
MDT to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in MDT which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in EDT
MDT to Cape Town call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in MDT which corresponds to 5pm-6pm17:00-18:00 in Cape Town
6:00 am06:00 Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 SAST (South Africa Standard Time) (Cape Town, South Africa). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 MDT / 8:00 am08:00 EDT / 2:00 pm14:00 Cape Town, South Africa
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| MDT | EDT | Cape Town, South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00am | 8:00am | |
| 3:00am | 9:00am | |
| 4:00am | 10:00am | |
| 5:00am | 11:00am | |
| 6:00am | 12:00pm | |
| 7:00am | 1:00pm | |
| 8:00am | 2:00pm | |
| 9:00am | 3:00pm | |
| 10:00am | 4:00pm | |
| 11:00am | 5:00pm | |
| 12:00pm | 6:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | 7:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | 8:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | 9:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | 10:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | 11:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | 12:00am next day | |
| 7:00pm | 1:00am next day | |
| 8:00pm | 2:00am next day | |
| 9:00pm | 3:00am next day | |
| 10:00pm | 4:00am next day | |
| 11:00pm | 5:00am next day | |
| 12:00am next day | 6:00am next day | |
| 1:00am next day | 7:00am next day | |
| 02:00 | 08:00 | |
| 03:00 | 09:00 | |
| 04:00 | 10:00 | |
| 05:00 | 11:00 | |
| 06:00 | 12:00 | |
| 07:00 | 13:00 | |
| 08:00 | 14:00 | |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | |
| 10:00 | 16:00 | |
| 11:00 | 17:00 | |
| 12:00 | 18:00 | |
| 13:00 | 19:00 | |
| 14:00 | 20:00 | |
| 15:00 | 21:00 | |
| 16:00 | 22:00 | |
| 17:00 | 23:00 | |
| 18:00 | 00:00 next day | |
| 19:00 | 01:00 next day | |
| 20:00 | 02:00 next day | |
| 21:00 | 03:00 next day | |
| 22:00 | 04:00 next day | |
| 23:00 | 05:00 next day | |
| 00:00 next day | 06:00 next day | |
| 01:00 next day | 07:00 next day |
Mountain Standard Time
Offset: MST is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the MST time zone is Phoenix in the United States, with about 1.65 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Ciudad Juárez, Hermosillo, Culiacán, Denver.
French: HNR - Heure Normale des Rocheuses
Spanish: MT - Zona Pacífico
Today the lighter areas are on UTC−6 (MDT).
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).
End: Mountain Standard Time (MST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
Start: Mountain Standard Time (MST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
MST 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 west of the zero meridian.
- Tango - Military abbreviation for MST
- T - short form of 'Tango'
- America/Boise
- America/Cambridge_Bay
- America/Ciudad_Juarez
- America/Creston
- America/Dawson
- America/Dawson_Creek
- America/Denver
- America/Edmonton
- America/Fort_Nelson
- America/Hermosillo
- America/Inuvik
- America/Mazatlan
- America/Phoenix
- America/Shiprock
- America/Whitehorse
- America/Yellowknife
- Canada/Mountain
- Canada/Yukon
- MST
- MST7MDT
- Mexico/BajaSur
- Navajo
- US/Arizona
- US/Mountain
- MST - Mountain Standard Time
- PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
- YST - Yukon Standard Time
- T - Tango Time Zone
Eastern Daylight Time
Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.
French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est
Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Today all shaded areas are on EDT.
Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
EDT 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 west of the zero meridian.
- Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
- Q - short form of 'Quebec'
- America/Detroit
- America/Fort_Wayne
- America/Grand_Turk
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- America/Indiana/Marengo
- America/Indiana/Petersburg
- America/Indiana/Vevay
- America/Indiana/Vincennes
- America/Indiana/Winamac
- America/Indianapolis
- America/Iqaluit
- America/Kentucky/Louisville
- America/Kentucky/Monticello
- America/Louisville
- America/Montreal
- America/Nassau
- America/New_York
- America/Nipigon
- America/Pangnirtung
- America/Port-au-Prince
- America/Thunder_Bay
- America/Toronto
- Canada/Eastern
- EST5EDT
- US/East-Indiana
- US/Eastern
- US/Michigan
- AST - Atlantic Standard Time
- EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
- AMT - Amazon Time
- BOT - Bolivia Time
- CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
- CLT - Chile Standard Time
- GYT - Guyana Time
- HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
- Q - Quebec Time Zone
- VET - Venezuelan Standard Time