Meeting time
Best time to meet: Beijing and Cairo
Beijing is 6 hours ahead of Cairo right now. Their working days overlap for 2 hours: 3 PM to 5 PM in Beijing, which is 9 AM to 11 AM in Cairo. The easiest time to meet is 4 PM in Beijing (10 AM in Cairo).
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Beijing time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Beijing | Cairo | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 12 AM | Both off |
| 7 AM | 1 AM | Both off |
| 8 AM | 2 AM | Both off |
| 9 AM | 3 AM | Beijing at work |
| 10 AM | 4 AM | Beijing at work |
| 11 AM | 5 AM | Beijing at work |
| 12 PM | 6 AM | Beijing at work |
| 1 PM | 7 AM | Beijing at work |
| 2 PM | 8 AM | Beijing at work |
| 3 PM | 9 AM | Both at work |
| 4 PM | 10 AM | Easiest time |
| 5 PM | 11 AM | Cairo at work |
| 6 PM | 12 PM | Cairo at work |
| 7 PM | 1 PM | Cairo at work |
| 8 PM | 2 PM | Cairo at work |
| 9 PM | 3 PM | Cairo at work |
| 10 PM | 4 PM | Cairo at work |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Beijing is | Both at work (Beijing time) | Easiest (Beijing / Cairo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to April 30, 2027 | 6 hours ahead | 3 PM–5 PM (2 hours) | 4 PM / 10 AM |
| April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027 clocks in Cairo go forward | 5 hours ahead | 2 PM–5 PM (3 hours) | 3 PM / 10 AM |
| October 28, 2027 onward clocks in Cairo go back | 6 hours ahead | 3 PM–5 PM (2 hours) | 4 PM / 10 AM |
Beijing keeps the same clock as Singapore.
Which days work
Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and Beijing 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 Beijing's.
Questions people ask
3 AM in Cairo, while Beijing is 6 hours ahead.
4 PM in Beijing, which is 10 AM in Cairo. Both cities are at work from 3 PM to 5 PM Beijing time.
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.
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