Meeting time
Best time to meet: Boston and Cairo
Boston is 7 hours behind Cairo right now. Their working days overlap for 1 hour: 9 AM to 10 AM in Boston, which is 4 PM to 5 PM in Cairo. The easiest time to meet is 9 AM in Boston (4 PM in Cairo).
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Boston time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Boston | Cairo | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1 PM | Cairo at work |
| 7 AM | 2 PM | Cairo at work |
| 8 AM | 3 PM | Cairo at work |
| 9 AM | 4 PM | Easiest time |
| 10 AM | 5 PM | Boston at work |
| 11 AM | 6 PM | Boston at work |
| 12 PM | 7 PM | Boston at work |
| 1 PM | 8 PM | Boston at work |
| 2 PM | 9 PM | Boston at work |
| 3 PM | 10 PM | Boston at work |
| 4 PM | 11 PM | Boston at work |
| 5 PM | 12 AM next day | Both off |
| 6 PM | 1 AM next day | Both off |
| 7 PM | 2 AM next day | Both off |
| 8 PM | 3 AM next day | Both off |
| 9 PM | 4 AM next day | Both off |
| 10 PM | 5 AM next day | Both off |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Boston is | Both at work (Boston time) | Easiest (Boston / Cairo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to March 14, 2027 | 7 hours behind | 9 AM–10 AM (1 hour) | 9 AM / 4 PM |
| March 14, 2027 to April 30, 2027 clocks in Boston go forward | 6 hours behind | 9 AM–11 AM (2 hours) | 10 AM / 4 PM |
| April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027 clocks in Cairo go forward | 7 hours behind | 9 AM–10 AM (1 hour) | 9 AM / 4 PM |
| October 28, 2027 to November 7, 2027 clocks in Cairo go back | 6 hours behind | 9 AM–11 AM (2 hours) | 10 AM / 4 PM |
| November 7, 2027 onward clocks in Boston go back | 7 hours behind | 9 AM–10 AM (1 hour) | 9 AM / 4 PM |
Boston keeps the same clock as New York.
Which days work
Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and Boston 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 Boston's.
Questions people ask
4 PM in Cairo, while Boston is 7 hours behind.
9 AM in Boston, which is 4 PM in Cairo. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 10 AM Boston time.
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.
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