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Minya, Egypt

Minya governorate keeps Egypt’s national time from its Nile-side cities to its outlying communities. The official hour is uniform, whereas sunrise depends on the date, coordinates, terrain, and eastern view.

Minya, Egypt

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+3 · Africa/Cairo

Time and sun data for Minya — the largest city of Minya

The sun in Minya

Sunrise 06:38 Solar noon 12:57 Sunset 19:17 Daylight 12 h 39 min Night 11 h 21 min Civil twilight 06:14 – 19:41

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Current time in Minya, Egypt

The current Minya time is shared by Minya city and every administrative centre in the governorate. A journey north or south within the region does not require resetting a clock, even though sunrise and sunset gradually vary along the route.

Eastern European Time is Egypt’s standard time. When a national daylight-saving period applies, Minya participates on the same schedule as Cairo. Using Africa/Cairo allows digital systems to select the applicable offset for each date without relying on a hand-entered fixed value.

The Nile flows north through Minya, but the hands of the clock follow Egypt’s rules instead.

Cities using Minya time

Minya city is the governorate’s capital and principal urban centre. Mallawi and Samalut are also major cities, while Maghagha, Beni Mazar, Matai, Abu Qurqas, Deir Mawas, and El Idwa are notable local centres. Their clocks are synchronized under the same national system.

Choose Egypt or Cairo in a consumer device’s time-zone menu. Use Africa/Cairo when a technical identifier is required. Attach a date to international meeting times. Select the nearest Minya city for daylight calculations.

The difference between clock time and solar time is useful to remember. Government offices, transport, schools, and daily appointments use civil time. Sunrise is an astronomical event that can occur at slightly different clock readings in places sharing that civil standard.

Sunrise along the governorate

A sunrise entry for Minya city is a convenient reference for the capital and nearby areas. It is less exact for settlements farther north or south. Latitude affects seasonal daylight length, while longitude affects when the Sun crosses the local horizon relative to the shared clock.

Calculated sunrise moves through the year. It should not be copied from one season to another, and today’s value should not automatically be reused for a later journey. A dated calendar or current astronomical tool provides the appropriate result.

Cliffs, cultivated vegetation, urban structures, dust, and cloud can affect the first visible sunlight. The published time generally assumes a standard horizon and atmospheric model. Someone standing beside an obstruction may see the Sun later without any error in the official clock or calculation.

Questions and answers
Does Minya share its time with Upper Egypt?
Yes. Minya and the other Egyptian governorates follow one national civil-time system.
Are Mallawi and Samalut in the same time zone?
Yes. No conversion is needed between them.
Should I use Minya city’s sunrise for the whole region?
It is adequate as a general guide, but the nearest locality or exact coordinates give a more precise result.

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