PST to SAST converter

Pacific Time (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver) to South Africa Time (Johannesburg, Cape Town).

PST5:07 PMFri 30 Oct 2026

→

SAST2:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

SAST is 9 h ahead of PST.

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⇄ SAST to PST

9:00 AM PST = 6:00 PM SAST same day

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No hour falls inside 9 AM to 5 PM in both places. The least painful: around 7:00 AM PST, which is 4:00 PM SAST.

PST to SAST time table

For 30 Oct 2026. Green rows: both sides between 9 AM and 5 PM.

PST	SAST
12:00 AM PST	9:00 AM SAST
1:00 AM PST	10:00 AM SAST
2:00 AM PST	11:00 AM SAST
3:00 AM PST	12:00 PM SAST
4:00 AM PST	1:00 PM SAST
5:00 AM PST	2:00 PM SAST
6:00 AM PST	3:00 PM SAST
7:00 AM PST	4:00 PM SAST
8:00 AM PST	5:00 PM SAST
9:00 AM PST	6:00 PM SAST
10:00 AM PST	7:00 PM SAST
11:00 AM PST	8:00 PM SAST
12:00 PM PST	9:00 PM SAST
1:00 PM PST	10:00 PM SAST
2:00 PM PST	11:00 PM SAST
3:00 PM PST	12:00 AM SAST next day
4:00 PM PST	1:00 AM SAST next day
5:00 PM PST	2:00 AM SAST next day
6:00 PM PST	3:00 AM SAST next day
7:00 PM PST	4:00 AM SAST next day
8:00 PM PST	5:00 AM SAST next day
9:00 PM PST	6:00 AM SAST next day
10:00 PM PST	7:00 AM SAST next day
11:00 PM PST	8:00 AM SAST next day

Quick answers

9:00 AM PST = 6:00 PM SAST
12:00 PM PST = 9:00 PM SAST
3:00 PM PST = 12:00 AM SAST (next day)
5:00 PM PST = 2:00 AM SAST (next day)
9:00 AM SAST = 12:00 AM PST
12:00 PM SAST = 3:00 AM PST
5:00 PM SAST = 8:00 AM PST

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 1 Nov 2026: SAST is 9 h ahead of PST. From 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027: SAST is 10 h ahead of PST. From 14 Mar 2027 to 7 Nov 2027: SAST is 9 h ahead of PST.

PST next changes its clocks on 1 Nov 2026 (back 1 h, to UTC−8), then on 14 Mar 2027 (forward 1 h, to UTC−7). SAST does not change its clocks.

About PST and SAST

PST here means Pacific Time, the clock in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver. Right now it is UTC−7. Strictly, PST is the winter name; in summer these places use PDT. This page follows their real clock all year.

SAST here means South Africa Time, the clock in Johannesburg, Cape Town. Right now it is UTC+2. It has no daylight saving.

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