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Time in Cairo Governorate, Egypt now

01:38:42PM

Sunday, 17 May, 2026, week 20

Norwegian Constitution Day / International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Sun: ↑ 05:59AM ↓ 07:41PM (13h 42m) - More info - Make Cairo Governorate time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Cairo Governorate

UTC +3

Egypt Daylight Time (GMT +3)
now 7 hours ahead of New York

From 30 October 2026: UTC +2 / Egypt Standard Time (GMT +2)
The time in Cairo Governorate is normally 6 or 7 hours ahead of the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Cairo Governorate can for a short while be 6 hours ahead of the time in New York.
Latest time zone news: Egypt brings back DST
The IANA time zone identifier for Cairo Governorate is Africa/Cairo.

Friday April 24 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC +3 / Egypt Daylight Time (GMT +3).
The time was set forward one hour from 12:00AM to 01:00AM local time.

Friday October 30 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC +2 / Egypt Standard Time (GMT +2).
The time will be set back one hour from 12:00AM to 11:00PM local time.

Time difference
from Cairo Governorate

Los Angeles	−10 hours	−10 hours
Chicago	−8 hours	−8 hours
New York	−7 hours	−7 hours
Toronto	−7 hours	−7 hours
São Paulo	−6 hours	−6 hours
UTC	−3 hours	−3 hours
Lagos	−2 hours	−2 hours
London	−2 hours	−2 hours
Johannesburg	−1 hours	−1 hours
Paris	−1 hours	−1 hours
Zurich	−1 hours	−1 hours
Cairo	0
Istanbul	0
Moscow	0
Dubai	+1 hours
Mumbai	+2.5 hours
Hong Kong	+5 hours
Shanghai	+5 hours
Singapore	+5 hours
Tokyo	+6 hours
Sydney	+7 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Cairo Governorate

Sunrise: 05:59AM
Sunset: 07:41PM
Day length: 13h 42m
Solar noon: 12:50PM
The current local time in Cairo Governorate is 50 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Cairo Governorate on the map

Location: Egypt
Latitude: 30.05. Longitude: 31.65
Population: 10,204,000

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