Right now, local time in El Shorouk is 19:19 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
El Shorouk ranks #6811 worldwide by population and #84 in Egypt.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on April 30, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 22m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Day length
- 10h 60m
- Solar noon
- 11:38
- Daylight range
- 10h 12m (winter) – 14h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 59% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for El Shorouk — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from El Shorouk through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.14° S, 148.38° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 904 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in El Shorouk today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:39
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Dhuhr
- 11:38
- Asr
- 14:43
- Maghrib
- 17:06
- Isha
- 18:25
- Qibla direction
- 137.8° from north (SE (138°))
Full prayer timetable for El Shorouk — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
El Shorouk sits in the Africa/Cairo time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 60m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 259 cities we cover in Egypt.
El Shorouk's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,389 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,386 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.14° N, 31.62° 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 | 09:19 | −10h |
| Chicago | 11:19 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 14:19 | −5h |
| London | 17:19 | −2h |
| Paris | 18:19 | −1h |
| Moscow | 20:19 | +1h |
| Dubai | 21:19 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 22:49 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:19 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 01:19 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 02:19 | +7h |
| Sydney | 04:19 | +9h |
Best time to call El Shorouk
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in El Shorouk local time:
Cities sharing El Shorouk's time zone
Other cities in Egypt
- Cairo19:19
- Alexandria19:19
- Giza19:19
- Shubrā al Khaymah19:19
- Port Said19:19
- Suez19:19
- Madīnat an Naşr19:19
- Al Mansurah19:19
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá19:19
- Tanta19:19
- Assiut19:19
- Al Fayyum19:19
Distances from El Shorouk
| Dubai | 2,389 km | E (97°) |
| Moscow | 2,888 km | N (8°) |
| Paris | 3,227 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 3,526 km | NW (321°) |
| Mumbai | 4,324 km | E (97°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,104 km | ENE (74°) |
| Singapore | 8,226 km | E (98°) |
| Tokyo | 9,529 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 9,876 km | NW (319°) |
| São Paulo | 10,257 km | WSW (244°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,208 km | NNW (334°) |
| Sydney | 14,386 km | ESE (111°) |
Cities near El Shorouk
- Badr10 km · 19:19
- Al-'Ubūr16 km · 19:19
- New Cairo18 km · 19:19
- Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah20 km · 19:19
- Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān22 km · 19:19
- Jam‘īyat Iskān aḑ Ḑubbāţ bi Akādīmīyat ash Shurţah21 km · 19:19
- Al Khānkah25 km · 19:19
- Bilbeis32 km · 19:19
FAQ
What time is it in El Shorouk right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in El Shorouk (Egypt), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is El Shorouk in?
El Shorouk runs on the Africa/Cairo IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does El Shorouk observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on April 30, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in El Shorouk today?
El Shorouk sees sunrise at 06:08 and sunset at 17:08 today, giving 10h 60m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over El Shorouk tonight?
The moon phase over El Shorouk tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 58.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of El Shorouk?
The antipode of El Shorouk — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.14° S, 148.38° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 904 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is El Shorouk?
El Shorouk lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in El Shorouk?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In El Shorouk, clocks run about 22 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.