New York to Cairo time converter
Enter a date and time in New York to see the matching time in Cairo and the gap on that day. Suits Egyptians in New York and companies working with teams in Cairo.
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How to use it
- Enter date in new york and time in new york.
- The result appears straight away and updates as you edit.
- Copy the result, or copy a link that keeps the same values to share it.
How it is calculated
The New York time (IANA America/New_York) becomes UTC by subtracting its offset on that date, then the Cairo offset (Africa/Cairo) at the same instant is added: Cairo time = New York time - New York UTC offset + Cairo UTC offset.
Example
Inputs: Date in New York = 2026-07-15, Time in New York = 09:00. Result: Time in Cairo: 16:00 Wednesday; Date in Cairo: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 (2026-07-15); Cairo vs New York: +7 hours.
Limits and caveats
- DST dates come from the device time-zone database, so a country rule change that your device has not received yet can shift the result.
- On a clock-change night in New York, a skipped or repeated local hour (such as 02:30 or 01:30) is read with one of the two offsets.
- Egypt brought back summer time in 2023; an outdated device may show a summer gap that is 1 hour short.
Questions about this tool
What is the time difference between New York and Cairo?
Cairo is 7 hours ahead of New York for most of the year, because Egypt uses daylight saving time from the last Friday of April to the last Thursday of October. In the weeks between the North American clock changes (March and November) and the Egyptian ones, the gap is 6 hours.
If it is 09:00 in New York, what time is it in Cairo?
It is 16:00 in Cairo for most of the year, and 15:00 in the weeks when the gap is 6 hours.
When is it already the next day in Cairo?
From 17:00 in New York for most of the year, and from 18:00 when the gap is 6 hours, it is already the next day in Cairo.