Meeting time

Best time to meet: Chennai and Cairo

Chennai is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead of Cairo right now. Their working days overlap for 4 hours 30 minutes: 12:30 PM to 5 PM in Chennai, which is 9 AM to 1:30 PM in Cairo. The easiest time to meet is 1:30 PM in Chennai (10 AM in Cairo).

Tue 9:24 PMChennai · India Standard TimeTue 5:54 PMCairo · Eastern European Standard Time
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Hour by hour

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

ChennaiCairo
6 AM2:30 AMBoth off
7 AM3:30 AMBoth off
8 AM4:30 AMBoth off
9 AM5:30 AMChennai at work
10 AM6:30 AMChennai at work
11 AM7:30 AMChennai at work
12 PM8:30 AMChennai at work
1 PM9:30 AMBoth at work
2 PM10:30 AMBoth at work
3 PM11:30 AMBoth at work
4 PM12:30 PMBoth at work
5 PM1:30 PMCairo at work
6 PM2:30 PMCairo at work
7 PM3:30 PMCairo at work
8 PM4:30 PMCairo at work
9 PM5:30 PMBoth off
10 PM6:30 PMBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesChennai isBoth at work (Chennai time)Easiest (Chennai / Cairo)
Now to April 30, 20273 hours 30 minutes ahead12:30 PM–5 PM (4 hours 30 minutes)1:30 PM / 10 AM
April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027
clocks in Cairo go forward		2 hours 30 minutes ahead11:30 AM–5 PM (5 hours 30 minutes)1:30 PM / 11 AM
October 28, 2027 onward
clocks in Cairo go back		3 hours 30 minutes ahead12:30 PM–5 PM (4 hours 30 minutes)1:30 PM / 10 AM

Chennai keeps the same clock as Bangalore.

Which days work

Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and Chennai 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 Chennai's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Cairo when it is 9 AM in Chennai?
5:30 AM in Cairo, while Chennai is 3 hours 30 minutes ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Chennai and Cairo?
1:30 PM in Chennai, which is 10 AM in Cairo. Both cities are at work from 12:30 PM to 5 PM Chennai time.
Does the time difference between Chennai and Cairo change during the year?
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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