Meeting time

Best time to meet: Cairo and San Diego

Cairo is 10 hours ahead of San Diego right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 5:30 PM in Cairo, which is 7:30 AM in San Diego — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 5:57 PMCairo · Eastern European Standard TimeTue 7:57 AMSan Diego · Pacific Standard Time

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.

CairoSan Diego
6 AM8 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM9 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM10 PM day beforeBoth off
9 AM11 PM day beforeCairo at work
10 AM12 AMCairo at work
11 AM1 AMCairo at work
12 PM2 AMCairo at work
1 PM3 AMCairo at work
2 PM4 AMCairo at work
3 PM5 AMCairo at work
4 PM6 AMCairo at work
5 PM7 AMBoth off
6 PM8 AMBoth off
7 PM9 AMSan Diego at work
8 PM10 AMSan Diego at work
9 PM11 AMSan Diego at work
10 PM12 PMSan Diego at work

When the clocks change

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

DatesCairo isBoth at work (Cairo time)Easiest (Cairo / San Diego)
Now to March 14, 202710 hours aheadNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to April 30, 2027
clocks in San Diego go forward
9 hours aheadNone5 PM / 8 AM
April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027
clocks in Cairo go forward
10 hours aheadNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
October 28, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Cairo go back
9 hours aheadNone5 PM / 8 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Diego go back
10 hours aheadNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM

San Diego keeps the same clock as San Francisco.

Which days work

Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and San Diego 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 San Diego's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in San Diego when it is 9 AM in Cairo?
11 PM in San Diego, the day before, while Cairo is 10 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Cairo and San Diego?
5:30 PM in Cairo, which is 7:30 AM in San Diego. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Cairo and San Diego 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.

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