China
CST
SAST
South Africa Standard Time
GMT +2

Time Difference

CST (China Standard Time) is 6 hours ahead of South Africa Standard Time
8:30 am08:30 in Guangzhou, China is 2:30 am02:30 in SAST

Guangzhou to SAST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 2pm-6pm in Guangzhou which corresponds to 8am-12pm in SAST

8:30 am08:30 CST (China Standard Time) (Guangzhou, China). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
2:30 am02:30 South Africa Standard Time (SAST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

8:30 am08:30 Guangzhou, China / 2:30 am02:30 SAST

Guangzhou, China SAST
12am (midnight) 6pm
1am 7pm
2am 8pm
3am 9pm
4am 10pm
5am 11pm
6am 12am (midnight)
7am 1am
8am 2am
9am 3am
10am 4am
11am 5am
12pm (noon) 6am
1pm 7am
2pm 8am
3pm 9am
4pm 10am
5pm 11am
6pm 12pm (noon)
7pm 1pm
8pm 2pm
9pm 3pm
10pm 4pm
11pm 5pm
0:00 18:00
1:00 19:00
2:00 20:00
3:00 21:00
4:00 22:00
5:00 23:00
6:00 0:00
7:00 1:00
8:00 2:00
9:00 3:00
10:00 4:00
11:00 5:00
12:00 6:00
13:00 7:00
14:00 8:00
15:00 9:00
16:00 10:00
17:00 11:00
18:00 12:00
19:00 13:00
20:00 14:00
21:00 15:00
22:00 16:00
23:00 17:00

Guangzhou Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CST - China Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+8:00 hours during China Standard Time, currently in use.

Guangzhou Facts

Country
China
Alternative Names
CAN, Cantao, Canton, Cantão, Cantón, Fan-yu, Fan-yü, Guanchjou, Guanchzhou, Guanczou, Guand'ou, Guandzhou, Guandzou, Guandžou, Guangdzou, Guangdzov, Guangdžou, Guangdžov, Guangjow, Guangzhou, Guangzhou Shi, Guanzhou, Guančžou, Guaңҗu, Guong-ciu, Guōng-ciŭ, Gvangjcouh, Kanton, Kantono, Kng-chiu-chhi, Kong-chu-su, Kouan'nktsoou, Kouang-chou, Kuang-chou, Kuang-chou-shih, Kwang-chowfu, Kwangchow, Kwangtsjou, Kóng-chû-sṳ, Kńg-chiu-chhī, P'an-yu, Puyun, Puyün, P’an-yü, Quancheum, Quancjou, Quang Chau, Quançjou, Quảng Châu, Shengcheng, ghwanzw, gu'angazu, guang zhou, guang zhou shi, guanjou, guyanjho, gvangajho'u, gvanjea, gwangjeou, gwangjeou si, gwangzhw, gwʼnggwʼw, kantwn, kuvanco, kvangacau, kwang cow, shynyang, Κουανγκτσόου, Гуангџоу, Гуанджоу, Гуандьоу, Гуанжоу, Гуанчжоу, Гуанчжоў, Гуаңҗу, Кантон, Գուանչժոու, גואנגגואו, شینیانگ, غوانزو, کانتون, گوانگژو, گوانگ‌ژو, گۇاڭجۇ شەھىرى, क्वांगचौ, ग्वांगझोउ, গুয়ংঝো, ਗੁਆਂਗਜ਼ੂ, குவாங்சோ, ഗ്വാങ്ജോ, กว่างโจว, ກວ່າງໂຈວ, ཀོང་ཀྲོའུ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།, ကွမ်ကျိုးမြို့, გუანჯოუ, 广州, 广州市, 広州, 広州市, 廣州, 廣州市, 광저우, 광저우 시
Population
11,071,424
Currency
Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Geographic Coordinates
23° 07' N Latitude / 113° 15' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+86

South Africa Standard Time

Offset: SAST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Africa

Countries: It is used in following countries: Lesotho, Eswatini (Swaziland), South Africa

Principal Cities: The largest city in the SAST timezone is Cape Town from South Africa with population about 3.433 million people. Other major cities in the area are Durban, Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria

Daylight Saving: South Africa Standard Time (SAST) is not adjusted for daylight saving therefore SAST remains the same through out the year. This means, unlike some time zones where the clock is set forward by one hour every summer and backward by one hour during winter to adjust for daylight saving, South Africa Standard Time remains the same

SAST Time Zone Geo Map
SAST timezone map

SAST 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 two hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for SAST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects SAST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Johannesburg
  • Africa/Maseru
  • Africa/Mbabane
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