EAT: East Africa Time
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EAT to ACST: convert East Africa Time to Australian Central Time
On January 15, 2026, ACST is 7:30 hours ahead of EAT. On July 15 it is 6:30 hours ahead of EAT.
These are dated examples. Select your actual date below: regions can change clocks on different dates, so the gap between the examples may differ.
One instant, two local clocks
Drag one day across both zones
Shared instant12:00 UTC
Difference nowACST is 7:30 hours ahead
EATEast Africa Time
15:00Thu, Jan 15
ACSTAustralian Central Time
22:30Thu, Jan 15
Approximate daylight 09:00 to 17:00 Selected local time
Both lanes show the same instant. Local dates, daylight, and offsets come from each IANA zone on the selected date, so daylight saving changes are included.
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ACST: Australian Central Time
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Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
EAT to ACST hour by hour
This table uses January 15 and July 15, 2026, at noon UTC. These are sample dates, not season-wide rules. Northern and southern regions follow different schedules, and transition weeks can have another gap. Use the date control above for the day you are planning.
| EAT | ACST (Jan 15) | ACST (Jul 15) |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 7:30 AM | 6:30 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 8:30 AM | 7:30 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 8:30 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 9:30 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 11:30 AM | 10:30 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 12:30 PM | 11:30 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 12:30 PM |
| 7:00 AM | 2:30 PM | 1:30 PM |
| 8:00 AM | 3:30 PM | 2:30 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 4:30 PM | 3:30 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 5:30 PM | 4:30 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 6:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 6:30 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 10:30 PM | 9:30 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 11:30 PM | 10:30 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 12:30 AM (next day) | 11:30 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 1:30 AM (next day) | 12:30 AM (next day) |
| 7:00 PM | 2:30 AM (next day) | 1:30 AM (next day) |
| 8:00 PM | 3:30 AM (next day) | 2:30 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 4:30 AM (next day) | 3:30 AM (next day) |
| 10:00 PM | 5:30 AM (next day) | 4:30 AM (next day) |
| 11:00 PM | 6:30 AM (next day) | 5:30 AM (next day) |
Scheduling a call between EAT and ACST
The examples assume 9 AM to 5 PM on a working day in both places. They do not check weekends, local holidays, or individual schedules.
Standard business hours (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM) do not overlap on January 15: daytime in East Africa Time falls outside the working day in Australian Central Time, so one side needs an early morning or late evening.
On July 15 the overlap runs 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM in EAT (3:30 PM to 5:00 PM in ACST).
More EAT conversions
Offsets are computed from the IANA time zone database for January 15 and July 15, 2026. EAT here means East Africa Time (East Africa); ACST means Australian Central Time (central Australia).