SAST to ACST converter

South Africa Time (Johannesburg, Cape Town) to Australian Central Time (Adelaide).

SAST2:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

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ACST10:37 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

ACST is 8 h 30 min ahead of SAST.

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9:00 AM SAST = 5:30 PM ACST 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 3:30 PM ACST.

SAST to ACST time table

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

SAST	ACST
12:00 AM SAST	8:30 AM ACST
1:00 AM SAST	9:30 AM ACST
2:00 AM SAST	10:30 AM ACST
3:00 AM SAST	11:30 AM ACST
4:00 AM SAST	12:30 PM ACST
5:00 AM SAST	1:30 PM ACST
6:00 AM SAST	2:30 PM ACST
7:00 AM SAST	3:30 PM ACST
8:00 AM SAST	4:30 PM ACST
9:00 AM SAST	5:30 PM ACST
10:00 AM SAST	6:30 PM ACST
11:00 AM SAST	7:30 PM ACST
12:00 PM SAST	8:30 PM ACST
1:00 PM SAST	9:30 PM ACST
2:00 PM SAST	10:30 PM ACST
3:00 PM SAST	11:30 PM ACST
4:00 PM SAST	12:30 AM ACST next day
5:00 PM SAST	1:30 AM ACST next day
6:00 PM SAST	2:30 AM ACST next day
7:00 PM SAST	3:30 AM ACST next day
8:00 PM SAST	4:30 AM ACST next day
9:00 PM SAST	5:30 AM ACST next day
10:00 PM SAST	6:30 AM ACST next day
11:00 PM SAST	7:30 AM ACST next day

Quick answers

9:00 AM SAST = 5:30 PM ACST
12:00 PM SAST = 8:30 PM ACST
3:00 PM SAST = 11:30 PM ACST
5:00 PM SAST = 1:30 AM ACST (next day)
9:00 AM ACST = 12:30 AM SAST
12:00 PM ACST = 3:30 AM SAST
5:00 PM ACST = 8:30 AM SAST

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 3 Apr 2027: ACST is 8 h 30 min ahead of SAST. From 3 Apr 2027 to 2 Oct 2027: ACST is 7 h 30 min ahead of SAST. From 2 Oct 2027 to 1 Apr 2028: ACST is 8 h 30 min ahead of SAST.

SAST does not change its clocks. ACST next changes its clocks on 4 Apr 2027 (back 1 h, to UTC+9:30), then on 3 Oct 2027 (forward 1 h, to UTC+10:30).

About SAST and ACST

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

ACST here means Australian Central Time, the clock in Adelaide. Right now it is UTC+10:30. Strictly, ACST is the winter name; in summer these places use ACDT. This page follows their real clock all year.

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