Johannesburg to EST Time Converter
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5:00 pm17:00 SAST (UTC+2), Nov 1, 2026 = 10:00 am10:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 1, 2026
Johannesburg is 7 hours ahead of EST.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, Johannesburg is 6 hours ahead of EDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Johannesburg is 7 hours ahead of EST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Johannesburg correspond to 3:00 am to 12:00 pm in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Johannesburg correspond to 2:00 am to 11:00 am in EST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Johannesburg correspond to 03:00 to 12:00 in EDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Johannesburg correspond to 02:00 to 11:00 in EST.
Compare Johannesburg time with EST 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 7 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
5:00 pm17:00 in Johannesburg, South Africa is 10:00 am10:00 in EST
Johannesburg to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in Johannesburg which corresponds to 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in EST
5:00 pm17:00 SAST (South Africa Standard Time) (Johannesburg, South Africa). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
10:00 am10:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
5:00 pm17:00 Johannesburg, South Africa / 10:00 am10:00 EST
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Johannesburg Time Zone and Facts
Time Zone
Johannesburg Facts
Eastern Standard Time
Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST 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: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste
Today all shaded areas are on EST.
Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) started on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ends on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
EST representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- America/Atikokan
- America/Cancun
- America/Cayman
- America/Coral_Harbour
- 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/Jamaica
- America/Kentucky/Louisville
- America/Kentucky/Monticello
- America/Louisville
- America/Montreal
- America/Nassau
- America/New_York
- America/Nipigon
- America/Panama
- America/Pangnirtung
- America/Port-au-Prince
- America/Thunder_Bay
- America/Toronto
- Canada/Eastern
- EST
- EST5EDT
- Jamaica
- US/East-Indiana
- US/Eastern
- US/Michigan
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone