EAT — East Africa Time
EAT is East Africa Time, +03:00, used in Africa. In code, use Africa/Nairobi rather than the abbreviation.
Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation
Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Africa/Nairobi"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())
# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...))) # don'tEAT questions
What does EAT stand for?
EAT is East Africa Time, +03:00, used in Africa. The IANA zone to use in code is Africa/Nairobi.
What time is it in EAT right now?
East Africa Time: 03:26 on Thursday (EAT).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of EAT?
Africa/Nairobi for East Africa Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.