SAST to AEST converter

South Africa Time (Johannesburg, Cape Town) to Australian Eastern Time (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra).

SAST2:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

→

AEST11:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

AEST is 9 h ahead of SAST.

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

Best time to meet

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

SAST to AEST time table

For 31 Oct 2026. Green rows: both sides between 9 AM and 5 PM.

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

Quick answers

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

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 3 Apr 2027: AEST is 9 h ahead of SAST. From 3 Apr 2027 to 2 Oct 2027: AEST is 8 h ahead of SAST. From 2 Oct 2027 to 1 Apr 2028: AEST is 9 h ahead of SAST.

SAST does not change its clocks. AEST next changes its clocks on 4 Apr 2027 (back 1 h, to UTC+10), then on 3 Oct 2027 (forward 1 h, to UTC+11).

About SAST and AEST

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

AEST here means Australian Eastern Time, the clock in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra. Right now it is UTC+11. Strictly, AEST is the winter name; in summer these places use AEDT. This page follows their real clock all year.

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