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What time is it in New Cairo?

19:42:59

Friday 13 November 2026

  • New Cairo, Egypt
  • Time zone UTC+02:00
  • Next clock change: 30 April 2027
  • Sunrise 06:17 · sunset 16:59

Time difference with New Cairo

New Cairo is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC in winter and 3 hours ahead in summer.

CityTimeCompared with New Cairo
London United Kingdom 17:42 2 hours behind
New York United States 12:42 7 hours behind
Los Angeles United States 09:42 10 hours behind
Paris France 18:42 1 hour behind
Berlin Germany 18:42 1 hour behind
Dubai United Arab Emirates 21:42 2 hours ahead
New Delhi India 23:12 3 h 30 min ahead
Singapore Singapore 01:42 6 hours ahead
Hong Kong Hong Kong 01:42 6 hours ahead
Tokyo Japan 02:42 7 hours ahead
Sydney Australia 04:42 9 hours ahead
São Paulo Brazil 14:42 5 hours behind

Compare any two places with the time zone converter or find a slot with the meeting planner.

Daylight saving time in New Cairo

DateWhat 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 New Cairo

PeriodLegal time
since 2023UTC+2, summer time UTC+3
2015 – 2022UTC+2 all year round
2014UTC+2, summer time UTC+3
2011 – 2013UTC+2 all year round
1957 – 2010UTC+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 New Cairo

  • 2 August 2027 · solar eclipsepartial, 94 % of the Sun covered at 12:56
  • 1 June 2030 · solar eclipsepartial, 63 % of the Sun covered at 07:46
  • 12 January 2028 · partial lunar eclipsevisible, maximum at 06:13
  • 6 July 2028 · partial lunar eclipsevisible, maximum at 21:19

All eclipses until 2035

Nearby places

Nearest time zone border: 300 km away, Rafah (Palestine) is on the same time as New Cairo most of the year.

PlaceDistance
El Shorouk18 km
Al Khuşūş20 km
Cairo22 km
Al-'Ubūr22 km
Al Khānkah22 km
Shubrā al Khaymah24 km
Giza25 km
Al Ḩawāmidīyah26 km

Day and night around the world

World map: where it is day and where it is night right now, with New Cairo
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Sun and Moon in New Cairo

Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
16:59
Day length
10 h 41 min
Tomorrow
−1 min
0 h6 h12 h18 h24 h 06:1716:59

Dawn 05:52, dusk 17:24, solar noon 11:38. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (10 h 12 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (14 h 4 min).

Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:12 (30 April 2027), latest at 07:04 (27 October 2027); earliest sunset at 16:53 (30 November 2026), latest at 19:59 (25 June 2027).

Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:59 · moonset 20:03 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar

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