GST(Gulf Standard Time)
Gulf Standard Time (GST) is the standard time of the south-eastern Gulf, four hours ahead of UTC.
- UTC offset
- UTC+04:00
- Abbreviation
- GST
- Full name
- Gulf Standard Time
- Military letter
- Delta (D)
- Regions
- United Arab Emirates, Oman
- IANA zones
- Asia/Dubai, Asia/Muscat
- Converter model
- Fixed offset.
What GST means
GST is the civil time of the United Arab Emirates and Oman, and is widely quoted in aviation and logistics because of the traffic through Dubai.
- This offset is kept all year, so a Gulf schedule stays fixed while European and North American partners shift around it.
Cities on this offset
These cities keep UTC+04:00 as their standard offset:
- Dubai
- Abu Dhabi
- Sharjah
- Muscat
Other meanings of GST
GST is used for more than one time zone. This page describes Gulf Standard Time; the other meanings have their own pages and their own offsets:
- GST — South Georgia Time (UTC−02:00)
History
The United Arab Emirates and Oman settled on this offset as regional aviation and trade grew, keeping them one hour ahead of the western Gulf states.