Meeting time
Best time to meet: Dallas and Cairo
Dallas is 8 hours behind Cairo right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8:30 AM in Dallas, which is 4:30 PM in Cairo — one of you starts early or stays late.
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Dallas time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Dallas | Cairo | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 2 PM | Cairo at work |
| 7 AM | 3 PM | Cairo at work |
| 8 AM | 4 PM | Cairo at work |
| 9 AM | 5 PM | Dallas at work |
| 10 AM | 6 PM | Dallas at work |
| 11 AM | 7 PM | Dallas at work |
| 12 PM | 8 PM | Dallas at work |
| 1 PM | 9 PM | Dallas at work |
| 2 PM | 10 PM | Dallas at work |
| 3 PM | 11 PM | Dallas at work |
| 4 PM | 12 AM next day | Dallas at work |
| 5 PM | 1 AM next day | Both off |
| 6 PM | 2 AM next day | Both off |
| 7 PM | 3 AM next day | Both off |
| 8 PM | 4 AM next day | Both off |
| 9 PM | 5 AM next day | Both off |
| 10 PM | 6 AM next day | Both off |
When the clocks change
The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:
| Dates | Dallas is | Both at work (Dallas time) | Easiest (Dallas / Cairo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now to March 14, 2027 | 8 hours behind | None | 8:30 AM / 4:30 PM |
| March 14, 2027 to April 30, 2027 clocks in Dallas go forward | 7 hours behind | 9 AM–10 AM (1 hour) | 9 AM / 4 PM |
| April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027 clocks in Cairo go forward | 8 hours behind | None | 8:30 AM / 4:30 PM |
| October 28, 2027 to November 7, 2027 clocks in Cairo go back | 7 hours behind | 9 AM–10 AM (1 hour) | 9 AM / 4 PM |
| November 7, 2027 onward clocks in Dallas go back | 8 hours behind | None | 8:30 AM / 4:30 PM |
Dallas keeps the same clock as Chicago.
Which days work
Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and Dallas 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 Dallas's.
Questions people ask
5 PM in Cairo, while Dallas is 8 hours behind.
8:30 AM in Dallas, which is 4:30 PM in Cairo. 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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