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