Right now, local time in Cairo is 23:34 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cairo ranks #27 worldwide by population — the largest city in Egypt.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go back by 1 hour on October 30, 2026
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 40m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Day length
- 11h 08m
- Solar noon
- 12:40
- Daylight range
- 10h 12m (winter) – 14h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cairo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cairo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.06° S, 148.75° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 885 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cairo today Egypt
- Fajr
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Dhuhr
- 12:40
- Asr
- 15:48
- Maghrib
- 18:12
- Isha
- 19:31
- Qibla direction
- 136.2° from north (SE (136°))
Full prayer timetable for Cairo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cairo sits in the Africa/Cairo time zone, UTC+03:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 11h 08m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Egypt, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Cairo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,423 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,416 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.06° N, 31.25° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:34 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −6h |
| London | 20:34 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +8h |
Best time to call Cairo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cairo local time:
Cities sharing Cairo's time zone
Other cities in Egypt
- Alexandria23:34
- Giza23:34
- Shubrā al Khaymah23:34
- Port Said23:34
- Suez23:34
- Madīnat an Naşr23:34
- Al Mansurah23:34
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá23:34
- Tanta23:34
- Assiut23:34
- Al Fayyum23:34
- Al Khuşūş23:34
Distances from Cairo
| Dubai | 2,423 km | E (97°) |
| Moscow | 2,901 km | N (8°) |
| Paris | 3,210 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 3,511 km | NW (322°) |
| Mumbai | 4,358 km | E (97°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,140 km | ENE (74°) |
| Singapore | 8,259 km | E (98°) |
| Tokyo | 9,562 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 9,860 km | NW (319°) |
| São Paulo | 10,221 km | WSW (244°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,200 km | NNW (333°) |
| Sydney | 14,416 km | ESE (111°) |
Cities near Cairo
- Būlāq Abū al ‘Ilā2 km · 23:34
- Ḩadā’iq al Qubbah4 km · 23:34
- Madīnat an Naşr5 km · 23:34
- Masākin Shirkat Abū al Wafā lil Muqāwalāt wa al Istithmār al ‘Aqārī6 km · 23:34
- Shubrā al Khaymah7 km · 23:34
- Giza7 km · 23:34
- Al Khuşūş12 km · 23:34
- Abū an Numrus13 km · 23:34
FAQ
What time is it in Cairo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cairo (Egypt), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Cairo in?
Cairo runs on the Africa/Cairo IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Cairo observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go back by 1 hour on October 30, 2026.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cairo today?
Cairo sees sunrise at 07:06 and sunset at 18:14 today, giving 11h 08m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cairo tonight?
The moon phase over Cairo tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cairo?
The antipode of Cairo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.06° S, 148.75° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 885 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cairo?
Cairo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cairo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cairo, clocks run about 40 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.