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Matruh, Egypt

Matruh observes Egypt’s national time across its Mediterranean coast, desert interior, and oasis communities. Civil clocks remain uniform, but the governorate’s great east-to-west extent makes location especially important when checking sunrise.

Marsá Maţrūḩ, Egypt

09:04:08

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+3 · Africa/Cairo

Time and sun data for Marsá Maţrūḩ — the largest city of Matruh

The sun in Marsá Maţrūḩ

Sunrise 06:50 Solar noon 13:12 Sunset 19:33 Daylight 12 h 44 min Night 11 h 16 min Civil twilight 06:25 – 19:58

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Current time in Matruh, Egypt

The time shown for Matruh applies to Marsa Matruh, El Alamein, Siwa, Sallum, and other communities in the governorate. Travelling west toward the international border does not create a separate Egyptian time zone.

Egypt’s standard time is Eastern European Time, with any daylight-saving adjustment determined nationally. Matruh advances or returns its clocks with the rest of the country. Africa/Cairo is the suitable database setting because it evaluates the rule for the requested date.

Matruh is broad enough for the sunrise to travel, but not broad enough to need another official clock.

Places covered by Matruh time

Marsa Matruh is the governorate’s capital and chief urban centre. El Alamein and the newer urban development around it are prominent on the coast, while El Dabaa, Sallum, Sidi Barrani, and Siwa serve other parts of this geographically extensive region.

Every settlement uses the same Egyptian civil time. A Marsa Matruh clock is valid as an official-time reference for the region. A Marsa Matruh sunrise is not exact for distant Siwa or Sallum. Cross-border arrangements should identify the country and date clearly.

A neighbouring country may follow different time-zone or seasonal rules. Nearness to a border does not alter the Egyptian clock, but it can make explicit labels particularly useful when coordinating transport, accommodation, or calls.

Why sunrise location matters here

Matruh’s broad longitude range means sunrise calculations can differ more across the governorate than they do across a compact region. Locations farther east generally encounter the Sun’s daily passage earlier than locations farther west when both are read on the same civil clock.

The exact pattern also depends on latitude and season, so a simple east-west estimate is not a substitute for a dated calculation. Select the nearest named city or provide coordinates if timing matters for travel, outdoor work, photography, or religious observance.

The listed astronomical time assumes a defined horizon. Coastal cloud and haze may obscure sunrise, while dunes, escarpments, buildings, or palms can change when it becomes visible inland. Civil dawn and other twilight stages begin before sunrise and are separate calculated events.

Questions and answers

Does Siwa use a different time from Marsa Matruh?: No. Both use Egypt’s national civil time.
Why can their sunrise times differ?: They occupy different coordinates, so the Sun reaches their local horizons at different moments.
Does being near the border change the local clock?: No. Places inside Matruh follow Egyptian time; the clock across the border may follow another country’s rules.