What is the time difference between Cairo and Tokyo?

Tokyo is 6 hours ahead of Cairo. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Tokyo from Cairo?

Between 09:00–12:00 in Cairo, which is 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Cairo observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Cairo runs on UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-29, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?

No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Cairo, what time is it in Tokyo?

It is 18:00 in Tokyo, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Cairo and Tokyo use?

Cairo uses Africa/Cairo, currently UTC+3 (EEST), and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Cairo time to Tokyo time

Right now Tokyo runs 6 hours ahead of Cairo. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Cairo, and what the clock reads in Tokyo at that same moment.

Cairo	Tokyo
00:00	06:00
01:00	07:00
02:00	08:00
03:00	09:00
04:00	10:00
05:00	11:00
06:00	12:00
07:00	13:00
08:00	14:00
09:00	15:00
10:00	16:00
11:00	17:00
12:00	18:00
13:00	19:00
14:00	20:00
15:00	21:00
16:00	22:00
17:00	23:00
18:00	00:00next day
19:00	01:00next day
20:00	02:00next day
21:00	03:00next day
22:00	04:00next day
23:00	05:00next day

Daylight saving time

Cairo changes its clocks; Tokyo does not. The difference between them therefore shifts by an hour twice a year.

Cairo

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+2
Daylight: UTC+3
Next change: 2026-10-29 −60m

Tokyo

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+9

When you can actually talk

You have 3 hours of shared working time: 09:00–12:00 in Cairo, which is 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo.

Cairo 09:00–12:00Tokyo 15:00–18:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Cairo	Tokyo
IANA zone	Africa/Cairo	Asia/Tokyo
Abbreviation	EEST	UTC+9
Standard offset	UTC+2	UTC+9
Daylight offset	UTC+3	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	Egypt	Japan

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Cairo and Tokyo?: Tokyo is 6 hours ahead of Cairo. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Tokyo from Cairo?: Between 09:00–12:00 in Cairo, which is 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Cairo observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Cairo runs on UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-29, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?: No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Cairo, what time is it in Tokyo?: It is 18:00 in Tokyo, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Cairo and Tokyo use?: Cairo uses Africa/Cairo, currently UTC+3 (EEST), and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.