It is 03:34 on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in Cairo, Egypt. The city runs on UTC+3 (EEST), which puts it 6 hours ahead of Brasília.
Time zone and UTC offset in Cairo
Cairo follows the Africa/Cairo time zone, abbreviated EEST. Right now its offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC+3.
Daylight saving time is in effect at the moment, which means local clocks run ahead of standard time. The next change comes on Friday, October 30, 2026 at 00:00: clocks go back 1 hour, so at 00:00 the clock goes back to 23:00 and the offset becomes UTC+2. From that day the difference from Brasília is 5 hours ahead. The change after that is on Friday, April 30, 2027 at 00:00.
Time difference between Brasília and Cairo
To convert, take Brasília time and add 6 hours; when the sum passes midnight, the date in Cairo is already the next day. The table uses today's offsets.
Going the other way, local noon in Cairo is 06:00 in Brasília, and local midnight is 18:00 (previous day) in Brasília. Because Cairo is ahead, its calendar date is one day later than in Brasília from 18:00 until midnight Brasília time. Keep this in mind for deadlines, flights and anything scheduled around the start or end of a day.
| Brasília (UTC-3) | Cairo (UTC+3) |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | 12:00 |
| 09:00 | 15:00 |
| 12:00 | 18:00 |
| 15:00 | 21:00 |
| 18:00 | 00:00 (next day) |
| 21:00 | 03:00 (next day) |
Best time to call Cairo from Brazil
Taking a 9:00 to 18:00 working day on both sides, the shared window runs from 09:00 to 12:00 in Brasília, which is 15:00 to 18:00 in Cairo. That is only 3 hours, so one or two slots a day are all you get; confirm the time in advance. Because Cairo changes its clocks, this window shifts by one hour after the next change.
For several cities at once, use the meeting planner, or convert any hour with the time zone converter.
Sunrise and sunset in Cairo today
Today the Sun rises in Cairo at 06:49 and sets at 18:38 local time, a daylight span of 11h 48min, with solar noon at 12:44. See other places on the sunrise and sunset page.
Where is Cairo?
Cairo is at 30.05° N, 31.25° E (country: Egypt). The country page shows its main reference time and neighbours. Compare more places on world time or in the list of cities.