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Ras Gharib's clocks go back 1 hour on Fri, Oct 30 · EEST → EET
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3:00 pm15:00 EEST (UTC+3), Oct 16, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CAT (UTC+2), Oct 16, 2026

Ras Gharib is 1 hour ahead of CAT.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, Ras Gharib and CAT have the same time or Ras Gharib is 1 hour ahead of CAT.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Ras Gharib correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CAT or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Ras Gharib correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in CAT.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Ras Gharib correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in CAT or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Ras Gharib correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in CAT.

Compare Ras Gharib time with CAT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) is 1 hour ahead of Central Africa Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in Ras Gharib, Egypt is 2:00 pm14:00 in CAT

Ras Gharib to CAT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in Ras Gharib which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in CAT

3:00 pm15:00 EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) (Ras Gharib, Egypt). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central Africa Time (CAT). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

3:00 pm15:00 Ras Gharib, Egypt / 2:00 pm14:00 CAT

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Ras Gharib Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EEST – Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+3 (now, daylight saving time)
EET – Eastern European Time, UTC+2 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Friday, October 30, 2026 at 12:00 amFriday, October 30, 2026 at 00:00: clocks go back 1 hour to Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 11:00 pmThursday, October 29, 2026 at 23:00 (EET). Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Friday, April 30, 2027 at 12:00 amFriday, April 30, 2027 at 00:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (EEST). DST starts on the last Friday of April each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Ras Gharib Facts

Country
Egypt
Alternative Names
Ra's Gharib, Ras Gharib, Ra’s Ghārib
Population
44,852
Currency
Pound (EGP)
Geographic Coordinates
28° 21' N Latitude / 33° 04' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+20

Central Africa Time

Offset: CAT is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CAT time zone is Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with about 2.222 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Lusaka, Mbuji-Mayi, Khartoum, Omdurman.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Central Africa Time (CAT) do not change for daylight saving time, so CAT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CAT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for CAT
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CAT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Blantyre
  • Africa/Bujumbura
  • Africa/Gaborone
  • Africa/Harare
  • Africa/Juba
  • Africa/Khartoum
  • Africa/Kigali
  • Africa/Lubumbashi
  • Africa/Lusaka
  • Africa/Maputo
  • Africa/Windhoek
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time