Ranchi to Cairo: time difference
Cairo is 2 h 30 min behind Ranchi. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Ranchi 20:18 8:18 PM Cairo 17:48 5:48 PM You –:–
20:18 8:18 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:52 · 🌙 17:14
17:48 5:48 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 18:13
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−2 h 30 min
Cairo is 2 h 30 min behind Ranchi.
When you, Ranchi and Cairo are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇮🇳 Ranchi
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
🇪🇬 Cairo
21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇳 Ranchi | 🇪🇬 Cairo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:18 | 17:48 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Ranchi | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | Africa/Cairo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 29, 23:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:52 | 07:06 |
| Sunset | 17:14 | 18:13 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 1,074,000 | 9,120,350 |
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Ranchi and Cairo: common questions
What is the time difference between Ranchi and Cairo?
Cairo is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind: it uses UTC+3, while Ranchi is on UTC+5:30.
If it is 9:00 AM in Ranchi, what time is it in Cairo?
At 9:00 AM in Ranchi, clocks in Cairo show 6:30 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Ranchi, what time is it in Cairo?
At 6:00 PM in Ranchi, clocks in Cairo show 3:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Cairo from Ranchi?
Between 11:30 AM and 6:00 PM in Ranchi – that is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Cairo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Cairo?
Until 2:30 AM in Ranchi it is still the previous day in Cairo. The other way round, from 9:30 PM in Cairo it is already the next day in Ranchi.
Does the time difference between Ranchi and Cairo change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Cairo. From October 29, 2026, Cairo will be 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Ranchi.
