Egypt · EEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Aswan, Egypt runs on UTC+3. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 in summer. Next change: 30 Oct. There is a 7-hour difference between Aswan and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Aswan lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. There is a 2-hour difference between Aswan and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Aswan lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. There is a 6-hour difference between Aswan and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Aswan lines up with 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Moscow, Athens, Istanbul. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Aswan.
Practical Info
Aswan (Egypt) is home to roughly 300K people. Today brings about 13.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:00, sunset at 19:42. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 in summer. Next change: 30 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 24° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Egypt
Capital
Cairo
Continent
Africa
Time Zone
EEST · Africa/Cairo
Coordinates
24.09°N, 32.90°E
Currency
EGP (£)
Calling Code
+20
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Arabic
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Abu Simbel was cut into about 1,036 blocks and reassembled 65 metres higher and 200 metres back in 1968, to save it from the reservoir behind the Aswan High Dam. The sun still reaches the inner sanctuary twice a year — a day later than before the move.
The clock: Aswan keeps UTC+2. The city sits almost exactly on the Tropic of Cancer.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
9h overlapSame timezone as your location.