Sofia

Timezone Guide

Sofia, Bulgaria runs on UTC+3. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. There is a 7-hour difference between Sofia and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Sofia lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. There is a 2-hour difference between Sofia and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Sofia lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. There is a 6-hour difference between Sofia and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Sofia lines up with 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Moscow, Athens, Istanbul. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Sofia.

Practical Info

Sofia (Bulgaria) is home to roughly 1.3M people. Today brings about 15.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:48, sunset at 21:06. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 43° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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