Right now, local time in Hihyā is 15:58 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Hihyā ranks #8368 worldwide by population and #113 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Day length
- 10h 57m
- Solar noon
- 11:38
- Daylight range
- 10h 10m (winter) – 14h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Hihyā — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Hihyā through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 30.67° S, 148.41° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 959 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Hihyā today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:40
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Dhuhr
- 11:38
- Asr
- 14:42
- Maghrib
- 17:05
- Isha
- 18:24
- Qibla direction
- 139.4° from north (SE (139°))
Full prayer timetable for Hihyā — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Hihyā sits in the Africa/Cairo time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 57m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 259 cities we cover in Egypt.
Hihyā's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 2,400 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,410 km off. Its position on the globe is 30.67° N, 31.59° 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 | 05:58 | −10h |
| Chicago | 07:58 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 10:58 | −5h |
| London | 13:58 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:58 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:58 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:58 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 19:28 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:58 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:58 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:58 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:58 | +9h |
Best time to call Hihyā
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Hihyā local time:
Cities sharing Hihyā's time zone
Other cities in Egypt
- Cairo15:58
- Alexandria15:58
- Giza15:58
- Shubrā al Khaymah15:58
- Port Said15:58
- Suez15:58
- Madīnat an Naşr15:58
- Al Mansurah15:58
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá15:58
- Tanta15:58
- Assiut15:58
- Al Fayyum15:58
Distances from Hihyā
| Dubai | 2,400 km | E (99°) |
| Moscow | 2,830 km | N (8°) |
| Paris | 3,181 km | NW (318°) |
| London | 3,478 km | NW (321°) |
| Mumbai | 4,334 km | E (98°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,090 km | ENE (74°) |
| Singapore | 8,236 km | E (98°) |
| Tokyo | 9,494 km | NE (51°) |
| Chicago | 9,830 km | NW (319°) |
| São Paulo | 10,280 km | WSW (244°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,153 km | NNW (334°) |
| Sydney | 14,410 km | ESE (111°) |
Cities near Hihyā
- Al Ibrāhīmīyah6 km · 15:58
- Abū Kabīr10 km · 15:58
- Zagazig12 km · 15:58
- Kafr Şaqr14 km · 15:58
- Al Qanāyāt13 km · 15:58
- Al Qurayn15 km · 15:58
- Abū Ḩammād17 km · 15:58
- Diyarb Najm17 km · 15:58
FAQ
What time is it in Hihyā right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Hihyā (Egypt), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Hihyā in?
Hihyā runs on the Africa/Cairo IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Hihyā 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 Hihyā today?
Hihyā sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 17:06 today, giving 10h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hihyā tonight?
The moon phase over Hihyā tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Hihyā?
The antipode of Hihyā — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 30.67° S, 148.41° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 959 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Hihyā?
Hihyā lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Hihyā?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hihyā, clocks run about 22 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.