GST: Gulf Standard Time
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GST: Gulf Standard Time
GST stands for Gulf Standard Time, used in United Arab Emirates and Oman. It runs UTC+4, with no clock changes recorded for 2026under current rules.
GST also abbreviates South Georgia Time (UTC-2). These pages use the Gulf meaning.
Current GST time
Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
GST time compared with UTC
GST runs UTC+4 throughout 2026 under current rules. When it is 12:00 UTC the clock in GST reads 16:00.
These examples use January 15 and July 15, 2026. Where clocks change, other dates can use a different offset. Use the live converter for your exact date.
| UTC | GST |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 04:00 |
| 03:00 | 07:00 |
| 06:00 | 10:00 |
| 09:00 | 13:00 |
| 12:00 | 16:00 |
| 15:00 | 19:00 |
| 18:00 | 22:00 |
| 21:00 | 01:00 next day |
When the clocks change in the GST zone
No clock changes are recorded for the GST zone in 2026 or 2027 under the time zone rules used for this build. The listed zones keep their UTC offsets during these years. Governments can revise these rules; future dates are projections.
Cities that keep GST
These places run on GST: Gulf Standard Time, the IANA zone behind GST. Each links to its own live clock.
Convert GST to another zone
GST to PSTGST to MSTGST to CSTGST to ESTGST to HSTGST to GMTGST to UTCGST to BST
Common questions about GST
What does GST stand for?
GST is Gulf Standard Time, the civil time used in United Arab Emirates and Oman. On this site it resolves to the IANA time zone GST: Gulf Standard Time, which is what your operating system and browser use to work out the actual offset on any given date.
What is GST in UTC?
GST is UTC+4 throughout 2026 under current rules. The table above shows UTC conversions.
Does GST mean anything else?
GST also abbreviates South Georgia Time (UTC-2). These pages use the Gulf meaning.