What time is it in Alexandria?
19:44:38
Friday 13 November 2026
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Time zone UTC+02:00
- Next clock change: 30 April 2027
- Sunrise 06:25 · sunset 17:03
Time difference with Alexandria
Alexandria is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC in winter and 3 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Alexandria |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:44 | 2 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:44 | 7 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:44 | 10 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:44 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:44 | 1 hour behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:44 | 2 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:14 | 3 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:44 | 6 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:44 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:44 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:44 | 9 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:44 | 5 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Alexandria
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Friday 30 April 2027 | at 00:00 it becomes 01:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC+02:00 → UTC+03:00, summer time) |
| Thursday 28 October 2027 | at 00:00 it becomes 23:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC+03:00 → UTC+02:00) |
Last change: Thursday 29 October 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
History of local time in Alexandria
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 2023 | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 |
| 2015 – 2022 | UTC+2 all year round |
| 2014 | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 |
| 2011 – 2013 | UTC+2 all year round |
| 1957 – 2010 | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 |
Official time zone (IANA database): Africa/Cairo. Daylight saving time in Egypt: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Alexandria
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 412 km away, Rafah (Palestine) is on the same time as Alexandria most of the year.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Aboukir | 18 km |
| Kafr ad Dawwār | 22 km |
| ‘Izbat ‘Alī as Sayyid | 23 km |
| Idkū | 38 km |
| Abū Ḩummuş | 40 km |
| Abū al Maţāmīr | 41 km |
| Burj al ‘Arab al Jadīdah | 48 km |
| Burj al ‘Arab | 48 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Alexandria
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 10 h 37 min
- Tomorrow
- −1 min
Dawn 06:00, dusk 17:28, solar noon 11:44. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (10 h 7 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (14 h 10 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:16 (30 April 2027), latest at 07:12 (28 October 2027); earliest sunset at 16:57 (28 November 2026), latest at 20:08 (24 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:09 · moonset 20:06 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Egypt
Good to know about the time in Alexandria
Alexandria has the same time as the rest of Egypt: UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 in summer. The country brought back daylight saving time in 2023: clocks go forward one hour on the last Friday in April and back on the last Thursday in October. France – Egypt time difference
As Egypt and France do not change their clocks on the same dates, Alexandria is 1 hour ahead of Paris most of the year: the difference changes for a few days or a few weeks in spring and autumn. Time in Cairo