Meeting time
Best time to meet: Cairo and Adelaide
Cairo is 8 hours 30 minutes behind Adelaide right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8:30 AM in Cairo, which is 5 PM in Adelaide — one of you starts early or stays late.
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Cairo time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Cairo | Adelaide | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 2:30 PM | Adelaide at work |
| 7 AM | 3:30 PM | Adelaide at work |
| 8 AM | 4:30 PM | Adelaide at work |
| 9 AM | 5:30 PM | Cairo at work |
| 10 AM | 6:30 PM | Cairo at work |
| 11 AM | 7:30 PM | Cairo at work |
| 12 PM | 8:30 PM | Cairo at work |
| 1 PM | 9:30 PM | Cairo at work |
| 2 PM | 10:30 PM | Cairo at work |
| 3 PM | 11:30 PM | Cairo at work |
| 4 PM | 12:30 AM next day | Cairo at work |
| 5 PM | 1:30 AM next day | Both off |
| 6 PM | 2:30 AM next day | Both off |
| 7 PM | 3:30 AM next day | Both off |
| 8 PM | 4:30 AM next day | Both off |
| 9 PM | 5:30 AM next day | Both off |
| 10 PM | 6:30 AM next day | Both off |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Cairo is | Both at work (Cairo time) | Easiest (Cairo / Adelaide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to April 4, 2027 | 8 hours 30 minutes behind | None | 8:30 AM / 5 PM |
| April 4, 2027 to April 30, 2027 clocks in Adelaide go back | 7 hours 30 minutes behind | 9 AM–9:30 AM (30 minutes) | 9 AM / 4:30 PM |
| April 30, 2027 to October 3, 2027 clocks in Cairo go forward | 6 hours 30 minutes behind | 9 AM–10:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes) | 9:30 AM / 4 PM |
| October 3, 2027 to October 28, 2027 clocks in Adelaide go forward | 7 hours 30 minutes behind | 9 AM–9:30 AM (30 minutes) | 9 AM / 4:30 PM |
| October 28, 2027 onward clocks in Cairo go back | 8 hours 30 minutes behind | None | 8:30 AM / 5 PM |
Which days work
Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and Adelaide 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 Adelaide's.
Questions people ask
5:30 PM in Adelaide, while Cairo is 8 hours 30 minutes behind.
8:30 AM in Cairo, which is 5 PM in Adelaide. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
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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