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2:00 pm14:00 SAST (UTC+2), Nov 10, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 EET (UTC+2), Nov 10, 2026

SAST and EET have the same local time.

SAST and EET examples

These examples always use SAST (UTC+2) and EET (UTC+2). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

SAST and EET have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, SAST is 1 hour behind EEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, and from Oct 31, 2027 to Mar 26, 2028, SAST and EET have the same time.

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

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

Time Difference

South Africa Standard Time and Eastern European Time have the same local time.
2:00 pm14:00 in SAST is 2:00 pm14:00 in EET

SAST to EET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in SAST which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in EET.

2:00 pm14:00 South Africa Standard Time (SAST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Eastern European Time (EET). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 SAST / 2:00 pm14:00 EET

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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

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for SAST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects SAST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Johannesburg
  • Africa/Maseru
  • Africa/Mbabane
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • 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

Eastern European Time

Offset: EET is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EET 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: OEZ - Osteuropäische Zeit

Map of the areas on Eastern European Time (EET)
EET all year EET part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on EET.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern European Summer Time (EEST).

123456789101112Start: Eastern European Time (EET) started on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 4:00 am04:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

123456789101112End: Eastern European Time (EET) ends on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 28, 2027, 4:00 am04:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +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.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for EET
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Cairo
  • Africa/Tripoli
  • Asia/Beirut
  • Asia/Famagusta
  • Asia/Gaza
  • Asia/Hebron
  • Asia/Nicosia
  • EET
  • Egypt
  • Europe/Athens
  • Europe/Bucharest
  • Europe/Chisinau
  • Europe/Helsinki
  • Europe/Kaliningrad
  • Europe/Kiev
  • Europe/Kyiv
  • Europe/Mariehamn
  • Europe/Nicosia
  • Europe/Riga
  • Europe/Sofia
  • Europe/Tallinn
  • Europe/Tiraspol
  • Europe/Uzhgorod
  • Europe/Vilnius
  • Europe/Zaporozhye
  • Libya
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • 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