Meeting time

Best time to meet: New York and Cairo

New York is 7 hours behind Cairo right now. Their working days overlap for 1 hour: 9 AM to 10 AM in New York, which is 4 PM to 5 PM in Cairo. The easiest time to meet is 9 AM in New York (4 PM in Cairo).

Tue 10:56 AMNew York · Eastern Standard TimeTue 5:56 PMCairo · Eastern European Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

New YorkCairo
6 AM1 PMCairo at work
7 AM2 PMCairo at work
8 AM3 PMCairo at work
9 AM4 PMEasiest time
10 AM5 PMNew York at work
11 AM6 PMNew York at work
12 PM7 PMNew York at work
1 PM8 PMNew York at work
2 PM9 PMNew York at work
3 PM10 PMNew York at work
4 PM11 PMNew York at work
5 PM12 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM1 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM2 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM3 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM4 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM5 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesNew York isBoth at work (New York time)Easiest (New York / Cairo)
Now to March 14, 20277 hours behind9 AM–10 AM (1 hour)9 AM / 4 PM
March 14, 2027 to April 30, 2027
clocks in New York go forward
6 hours behind9 AM–11 AM (2 hours)10 AM / 4 PM
April 30, 2027 to October 28, 2027
clocks in Cairo go forward
7 hours behind9 AM–10 AM (1 hour)9 AM / 4 PM
October 28, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Cairo go back
6 hours behind9 AM–11 AM (2 hours)10 AM / 4 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in New York go back
7 hours behind9 AM–10 AM (1 hour)9 AM / 4 PM

Which days work

Cairo works Sunday to Thursday and New York 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 New York's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Cairo when it is 9 AM in New York?
4 PM in Cairo, while New York is 7 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between New York and Cairo?
9 AM in New York, which is 4 PM in Cairo. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 10 AM New York time.
Does the time difference between New York and Cairo 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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