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South Africa
SAST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
GMT -4
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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2:00 pm14:00 SAST (UTC+2), Oct 12, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 12, 2026

Johannesburg is 6 hours ahead of EDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Johannesburg is 6 hours ahead of EDT. At other times of the year, Johannesburg is 7 hours ahead of EST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Johannesburg correspond to 3:00 am to 11:00 am in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Johannesburg correspond to 2:00 am to 10:00 am in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Johannesburg correspond to 03:00 to 11:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Johannesburg correspond to 02:00 to 10:00 in EST.

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

Time Difference

SAST (South Africa Standard Time) is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in Johannesburg, South Africa is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

Johannesburg to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in Johannesburg which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in EDT

2:00 pm14:00 SAST (South Africa Standard Time) (Johannesburg, South Africa). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 Johannesburg, South Africa / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

Johannesburg, South AfricaEDT
12:00am6:00pm
1:00am7:00pm
2:00am8:00pm
3:00am9:00pm
4:00am10:00pm
5:00am11:00pm
6:00am12:00am
7:00am1:00am
8:00am2:00am
9:00am3:00am
10:00am4:00am
11:00am5:00am
12:00pm6:00am
1:00pm7:00am
2:00pm8:00am
3:00pm9:00am
4:00pm10:00am
5:00pm11:00am
6:00pm12:00pm
7:00pm1:00pm
8:00pm2:00pm
9:00pm3:00pm
10:00pm4:00pm
11:00pm5:00pm
00:0018:00
01:0019:00
02:0020:00
03:0021:00
04:0022:00
05:0023:00
06:0000:00
07:0001:00
08:0002:00
09:0003:00
10:0004:00
11:0005:00
12:0006:00
13:0007:00
14:0008:00
15:0009:00
16:0010:00
17:0011:00
18:0012:00
19:0013:00
20:0014:00
21:0015:00
22:0016:00
23:0017:00

Johannesburg Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
SAST - South Africa Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+2:00 hours during South Africa Standard Time, currently in use.

Johannesburg Facts

Country
South Africa
Alternative Names
EGoli, Giochanesmpournk, IGoli, IJohannesburg, Ioannesburgum, JNB, Jo'anna, Joanesburgo, Joburg, Jog'annesburg, Joganesburg, Jogannesburg, Johanesburgas, Johanesburgo, Johannesarborg, Johannesbourg, Johannesburg, Johannesburga, Johannesburgo, Johannesburgu, Jokhanesburg, Jokhanezburg, Jokhannesburg, J·ohanesbôrg, Jóhannesarborg, Xohanesburgo, Yohannesburg, Yohannesburq, Yohannésburg, Yok-hon-ni-su-pau, Yok-hon-nì-sṳ̂-páu, Yoxannesburg, cohannes beirk, iohanesburgi, johanisabaraga, johannesbarga, johansabarga, jokanasperk, jwhansbrgh, yohaneseubeogeu, yohanesuburugu, yue han nei si bao, yue han ni si bao, ywhnsbwrg, zhwhansbwrg, Γιοχάνεσμπουργκ, Ёганесбург, Јоханезбург, Јоханесбург, Йоганнесбург, Йогьаннесбург, Йоханесбург, Йоханнесбург, Յոհաննեսբուրգ, יאהאנעסבורג, יוהנסבורג, جوهانسبرغ, جوہانسبرگ, جۆھانسبێرگ, ژوهانسبورگ, یوہانس برگ, जोहन्नेस्बर्ग, जोहान्सबर्ग, ਜੋਹਾਨਿਸਬਰਗ, ஜோகானஸ்பேர்க், ജൊഹാനസ്‌ബർഗ്, โจฮันเนสเบิร์ก, ဂျိုဟန္နက်စဗတ်မြို့, იოჰანესბურგი, ጆሃንስበርግ, ヨハネスブルグ, 約翰尼斯堡, 约翰内斯堡, 요하네스버그
Population
9,418,183
Currency
Rand (ZAR)
Geographic Coordinates
26° 12' S Latitude / 28° 02' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+27

Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks & Caicos Is, 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, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens, Montreal.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

EDT Time Zone Geo Map
EDT timezone map

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).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: 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.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: 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 upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EDT 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 west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Quebec - Military abbreviation for EDT
  • Q - short form of 'Quebec'
IANA/Olson: Reflects EDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • 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
Time zones with the GMT -4 offset:
  • AST - Atlantic Standard Time
  • EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
  • AMT - Amazon Time
  • BOT - Bolivia Time
  • CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
  • CLT - Chile Standard Time
  • FKT - Falkland Island Time
  • GYT - Guyana Time
  • HLV - Hora Legal de Venezuela
  • PYT - Paraguay Time
  • Q - Quebec Time Zone
  • VET - Venezuelan Standard Time