Both teams are at their desks between 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Cairo and 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Manila. With about 5 hours of overlap, there's comfortable room for a daily stand-up — 8:00 AM in Cairo / 1:00 PM in Manila works well. The difference isn't constant year-round: Cairo adjusts for daylight saving while Manila holds steady. To edit hours, add more timezones, and share with your team, create a free collaborative board.
| UTC (GMT+0) | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
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Cairo Africa/Cairo | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm | Next Day 12am | 1am | 2am |
Manila Asia/Manila | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm | Next Day 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am |
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