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