Meeting time

Best time to meet: Austin and Cairo

Austin is 8 hours behind Cairo right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8:30 AM in Austin, which is 4:30 PM in Cairo — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 9:54 AMAustin · Central Standard TimeTue 5:54 PMCairo · Eastern European Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Austin time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

AustinCairo
6 AM2 PMCairo at work
7 AM3 PMCairo at work
8 AM4 PMCairo at work
9 AM5 PMAustin at work
10 AM6 PMAustin at work
11 AM7 PMAustin at work
12 PM8 PMAustin at work
1 PM9 PMAustin at work
2 PM10 PMAustin at work
3 PM11 PMAustin at work
4 PM12 AM next dayAustin at work
5 PM1 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM2 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM3 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM4 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM5 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM6 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesAustin isBoth at work (Austin time)Easiest (Austin / Cairo)
Now to March 14, 20278 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to April 30, 2027
clocks in Austin go forward
7 hours behind9 AM–10 AM (1 hour)9 AM / 4 PM
April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027
clocks in Cairo go forward
8 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM
October 28, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Cairo go back
7 hours behind9 AM–10 AM (1 hour)9 AM / 4 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Austin go back
8 hours behindNone8:30 AM / 4:30 PM

Austin keeps the same clock as Chicago.

Which days work

Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and Austin works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Cairo's weekend, and a Sunday one on Austin's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Cairo when it is 9 AM in Austin?
5 PM in Cairo, while Austin is 8 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Austin and Cairo?
8:30 AM in Austin, which is 4:30 PM in Cairo. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Austin and Cairo change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

More cities

Try Meetful

Meetings that take their own notes

Free video meetings in the browser: every line of the transcript under the name of who said it, and the summary and action items when you hang up. Nothing to install — guests just open the link.