SAST to New York City Time Converter
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2:00 pm14:00 SAST (UTC+2), Oct 18, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 18, 2026
SAST is 6 hours ahead of New York City.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, SAST is 6 hours ahead of New York City. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, SAST is 7 hours ahead of New York City.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in SAST correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in New York City. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in SAST correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in New York City.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in SAST correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in New York City. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in SAST correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in New York City.
Compare SAST time with New York City time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
South Africa Standard Time is 6 hours ahead of EDT (Eastern Daylight Time).
2:00 pm14:00 in SAST is 8:00 am08:00 in New York City, NY, USA
SAST to New York City call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in SAST which corresponds to 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in New York City
2:00 pm14:00 South Africa Standard Time (SAST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) (New York City, NY, USA). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 SAST / 8:00 am08:00 New York City, NY, USA
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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
- +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
New York City Time Zone and Facts
Time Zone
EST – Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5 (standard time)