WAST to MSK Converter

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CAT/WAST
Central Africa Time
UTC+2
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WAST is not used on this date.

This converter uses CAT (UTC+2), as in Windhoek.

MSK
Moscow Standard Time
UTC+3
1h ahead
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2:00 pm14:00 CAT (UTC+2), Nov 14, 2026 = 3:00 pm15:00 MSK (UTC+3), Nov 14, 2026

CAT is 1 hour behind MSK.

WAST and MSK examples

These examples always use WAST (UTC+2) and MSK (UTC+3). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

WAST is 1 hour behind MSK.

How the time difference changes

CAT is 1 hour behind MSK year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CAT correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in MSK.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in CAT correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in MSK.

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

Time Difference

Central Africa Time is 1 hour behind Moscow Standard Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in CAT is 3:00 pm15:00 in MSK

CAT to MSK call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CAT which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in MSK.

2:00 pm14:00 Central Africa Time (CAT). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 Moscow Standard Time (MSK). Offset UTC +3:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 CAT / 3:00 pm15:00 MSK

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West Africa Summer Time

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

WAST 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 WAST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
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

Moscow Standard Time

Offset: MSK is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Russia, Ukraine

Principal Cities: The largest city in the MSK time zone is Moscow in Russia, with about 10.381 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Saint Petersburg, Nizhniy Novgorod, Kazan, Rostov-on-Don.

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

Map of the areas on Moscow Standard Time (MSK)
MSK all year

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MSK representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +03 - basic short
  • +0300 - basic
  • +03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Charlie - Military abbreviation for MSK
  • C - short form of 'Charlie'
IANA/Olson: Reflects MSK time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Europe/Kirov
  • Europe/Moscow
  • Europe/Simferopol
  • Europe/Volgograd
  • W-SU
Time zones with the GMT +3 offset:
  • EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
  • MSK - Moscow Standard Time
  • AST - Arabia Standard Time
  • C - Charlie Time Zone
  • EAT - Eastern Africa Time
  • FET - Further Eastern European Time
  • IDT - Israel Daylight Time
  • TRT - Turkey Time