GST Time Now
The current time in GST, Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4), the clock of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with conversions and no-DST status.
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GST right now
GST is Gulf Standard Time, four hours ahead of UTC. It is the clock of the United Arab Emirates and Oman, covering Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Muscat.
The Gulf has no daylight saving, so the time is fixed all year. The UAE’s working week, which moved to Monday to Friday with a half-day on Friday in 2022, is the other piece of timing information that changes more often than the clock.
When this page was last built (Friday, November 6, 2026, 12:00 UTC) it was 4:00 PM on Friday in Gulf Standard Time. The offset for GST is UTC+4. The live clock above takes over as soon as the page loads and shows the exact current time.
Where GST is used
GST is used in the UAE and Oman.
- Dubai
- Abu Dhabi
- Sharjah
- Ajman
- Al Ain
- Ras Al Khaimah
- Fujairah
- Muscat
- Salalah
- Baku
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and Mauritius are on UTC+4 too, with local abbreviations. Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait are an hour behind at UTC+3.
Dubai time for trade and travel
Dubai is a global crossroads for aviation and trade, and times in GST appear on flight timetables and cargo documents. Emirates and Etihad schedules are in local time, so an overnight flight that arrives at 6 AM GST is 2 AM UTC and 7:30 AM in Delhi.
India is the Gulf’s largest partner, and the gap is only 1 hour 30 minutes. A 10 AM Dubai meeting is 11:30 AM in Mumbai. With the UK the gap is 4 hours in winter and 3 hours in summer, and with New York it is 9 hours in winter and 8 in summer, so a Dubai morning corresponds to the New York night.
The Dubai International Financial Centre and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange trade in GST. The UAE’s exchanges trade during the local morning and early afternoon, which is roughly 06:00 to 11:00 UTC, so their sessions overlap with the London morning and the Indian afternoon.
GST compared with eight other zones
Figures are calculated for Nov 6, 2026 using UTC+4 for GST. For example, 9:00 AM GST = 10:30 AM IST. Zones that change their clocks will show a different gap after their next switch.
| Zone | Offset on Nov 6, 2026 | Difference | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| IST (India) | UTC+5:30 | IST is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of GST | 9:00 AM GST = 10:30 AM IST |
| GMT (London) | UTC+0 | GMT is 4 hours behind GST | 9:00 AM GST = 5:00 AM GMT |
| CET (Paris) | UTC+1 | CET is 3 hours behind GST | 9:00 AM GST = 6:00 AM CET |
| UTC | UTC+0 | UTC is 4 hours behind GST | 9:00 AM GST = 5:00 AM UTC |
| PST (Los Angeles) | UTC−8 | PST is 12 hours behind GST | 9:00 AM GST = 9:00 PM PST previous day |
| CST (Chicago) | UTC−6 | CST is 10 hours behind GST | 9:00 AM GST = 11:00 PM CST previous day |
| JST (Tokyo) | UTC+9 | JST is 5 hours ahead of GST | 9:00 AM GST = 2:00 PM JST |
| AEDT (Sydney) | UTC+11 | AEDT is 7 hours ahead of GST | 9:00 AM GST = 4:00 PM AEDT |
“next day” and “previous day” mean the other zone is on a different calendar date from GST at that moment.
GST also means several other things
GST stands for Gulf Standard Time in the Middle East. It is also used for South Georgia Time (UTC−2) and, outside time zones, for Goods and Services Tax in India, Australia and Canada. In an email about an Indian invoice, “GST” is the tax, not the clock.
Some systems list Dubai as “GST” and others as “Gulf Standard Time”, and the IANA database calls it Asia/Dubai. All three are the same UTC+4.
To avoid doubt, write “Dubai time” or UTC+4. If a participant is in Saudi Arabia, check which of the two Gulf offsets applies: Riyadh is one hour behind Dubai.
GST questions answered
What time is it in GST right now?
The live clock shows UTC+4. Subtract four hours from GST to get UTC, so noon GST is 08:00 UTC.
Does Dubai have daylight saving?
No. The UAE stays on GST all year.
How far is Dubai from India?
Dubai is 1 hour 30 minutes behind India. 10 AM in Dubai is 11:30 AM in Delhi.
What is 9 AM GST in London?
5:00 AM in London in winter and 6:00 AM in summer.
Is GST the same as the Goods and Services Tax?
No. The tax and the time zone share the abbreviation. In a time context, GST is Gulf Standard Time, UTC+4.