Cairo to Ajdabiya: time difference
Ajdabiya is 1 h behind Cairo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇱🇾 Ajdabiya, Libya
35
- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:06 · 11 h 22 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cairo 18:11 6:11 PM Ajdabiya 17:11 5:11 PM You –:–
18:11 6:11 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 18:23
17:11 5:11 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:06
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−1 h
Ajdabiya is 1 h behind Cairo.
When you, Cairo and Ajdabiya are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇪🇬 Cairo
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇱🇾 Ajdabiya
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇬 Cairo | 🇱🇾 Ajdabiya |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:11 | 17:11 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Cairo | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Cairo | Africa/Tripoli |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:59 | 06:44 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:06 |
| Daylight | 11 h 23 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 9,120,350 | 153,806 |
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Cairo and Ajdabiya: common questions
What is the time difference between Cairo and Ajdabiya?
Ajdabiya is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Cairo is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cairo, what time is it in Ajdabiya?
At 9:00 AM in Cairo, clocks in Ajdabiya show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cairo, what time is it in Ajdabiya?
At 6:00 PM in Cairo, clocks in Ajdabiya show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cairo and Ajdabiya are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairo (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Ajdabiya), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Ajdabiya compared with Cairo?
The new day starts in Ajdabiya later: until 1:00 AM in Cairo, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Ajdabiya, Cairo is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Cairo and Ajdabiya the same all year?
No. Only Cairo switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 29, 2026, Ajdabiya and Cairo will have the same time.
