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United Arab EmiratesGST
UTC+4
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South AfricaSAST
UTC+2
2h behind
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GMT
UTC+0
4h behind
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IST
UTC+5:30
1h 30m ahead
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4:00 pm16:00 GST (UTC+4), Nov 9, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 SAST (UTC+2), Nov 9, 2026 = 12:00 pm12:00 GMT (UTC+0), Nov 9, 2026 = 5:30 pm17:30 IST (UTC+5:30), Nov 9, 2026

Dubai is 2 hours ahead of Johannesburg. Dubai is 4 hours ahead of GMT. Dubai is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind IST.

How the time difference changes

Dubai to Johannesburg

Dubai is 2 hours ahead of Johannesburg year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Dubai correspond to 7:00 am to 4:00 pm in Johannesburg.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Dubai correspond to 07:00 to 16:00 in Johannesburg.

Dubai to GMT

Dubai is 4 hours ahead of GMT year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Dubai correspond to 5:00 am to 2:00 pm in GMT.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Dubai correspond to 05:00 to 14:00 in GMT.

Dubai to IST

Dubai is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind IST year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Dubai correspond to 10:30 am to 7:30 pm in IST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Dubai correspond to 10:30 to 19:30 in IST.

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

Time Difference

GST (Gulf Standard Time) is 2 hours ahead of SAST (South Africa Standard Time). GST (Gulf Standard Time) is 4 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. GST (Gulf Standard Time) is 1 hour and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time.
4:00 pm16:00 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is 2:00 pm14:00 in Johannesburg, South Africa and is 12:00 pm12:00 in GMT and is 5:30 pm17:30 in IST

Dubai to Johannesburg call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in Dubai which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in Johannesburg.
Dubai to GMT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 1pm-6pm13:00-18:00 in Dubai which corresponds to 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in GMT.
Dubai to IST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4:30pm09:00-16:30 in Dubai which corresponds to 10:30am-6pm10:30-18:00 in IST.

4:00 pm16:00 GST (Gulf Standard Time) (Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Offset UTC +4:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 SAST (South Africa Standard Time) (Johannesburg, South Africa). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 India Standard Time (IST). Offset UTC +5:30 hours

4:00 pm16:00 Dubai, United Arab Emirates / 2:00 pm14:00 Johannesburg, South Africa / 12:00 pm12:00 GMT / 5:30 pm17:30 IST

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Dubai Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
GST – Gulf Standard Time, UTC+4 (no daylight saving time)

Dubai Facts

Country
United Arab Emirates
Alternative Names
DXB, Dabei, Dibai, Dibay, Doubayi, Dubae, Dubai, Dubai City, Dubai emiraat, Dubaija, Dubaj, Dubajo, Dubajus, Dubay, Dubayy, Dubaï, Dubái, Dúbæ, Ehmirat Dubaj, Fort Dabei, Ntoumpai, dby, dbyy, di bai, dobai, du bai, duba'i, dubai, dubay, dubi, dwbyy, tupai, Ντουμπάι, Дубаи, Дубай, Эмірат Дубай, Դուբայի Էմիրություն, דובאי, דוביי, دبئی, دبى, دبي, دبی, دوبەی, دۇبائى, दुबई, দুবাই, துபை, దుబాయ్, ದುಬೈ, ദുബായ്, ดูไบ, დუბაი, ドバイ, 杜拜, 迪拜, 두바이
Population
3,790,000
Currency
Dirham (AED)
Geographic Coordinates
25° 04' N Latitude / 55° 18' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+971

Johannesburg Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
SAST – South Africa Standard Time, UTC+2 (no daylight saving time)

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

Greenwich Mean Time

Offset: GMT is the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jersey, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Saint Helena, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, United Kingdom, Western Sahara

Principal Cities: The largest city in the GMT time zone is London in the United Kingdom, with about 8.962 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Dakar.

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) originally referred to the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. It is now often used to refer to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when this is viewed as a time zone, and in casual use the two are the same. In the military, GMT is known as Zulu time. Greenwich Mean Time was the same as Universal Time (UT), a standard astronomical concept used in many technical fields, until the introduction of UTC in 1972.

Map of the areas on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
GMT all year GMT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on GMT.

GMT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for GMT
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects GMT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Abidjan
  • Africa/Accra
  • Africa/Bamako
  • Africa/Banjul
  • Africa/Bissau
  • Africa/Conakry
  • Africa/Dakar
  • Africa/Freetown
  • Africa/Lome
  • Africa/Monrovia
  • Africa/Nouakchott
  • Africa/Ouagadougou
  • Africa/Sao_Tome
  • Africa/Timbuktu
  • America/Danmarkshavn
  • Atlantic/Reykjavik
  • Atlantic/St_Helena
  • Eire
  • Etc/GMT
  • Etc/GMT+0
  • Etc/GMT-0
  • Etc/GMT0
  • Etc/Greenwich
  • Europe/Belfast
  • Europe/Dublin
  • Europe/Guernsey
  • Europe/Isle_of_Man
  • Europe/Jersey
  • Europe/London
  • GB
  • GB-Eire
  • GMT
  • GMT+0
  • GMT-0
  • GMT0
  • Greenwich
  • Iceland
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Coordinated Universal Time
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

India Standard Time

Offset: IST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: India

Principal Cities: The largest city in the IST time zone is Mumbai in India, with about 12.692 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in India Standard Time (IST) do not change for daylight saving time, so IST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Current time in India: India time now

IST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +0530 - basic
  • +05:30 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0530 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (30) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours and thirty minutes to the east of the zero meridian.
IANA/Olson: Reflects IST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Calcutta
  • Asia/Kolkata
IST Abbreviation: Several time zones share IST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • India Standard Time - UTC +5:30
  • Irish Standard Time - UTC +1
  • Israel Standard Time - UTC +2