Akbuk to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h behind Akbuk. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Akbuk 07:34 7:34 AM Sofia 06:34 6:34 AM You –:–
07:34 7:34 AM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:21 · 🌙 17:36
06:34 6:34 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
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−1 h
Sofia is 1 h behind Akbuk.
When you, Akbuk and Sofia are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Akbuk
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇧🇬 Sofia
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Akbuk | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:34 | 06:34 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Türkiye Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Akbuk | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:21 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 17:36 | 17:15 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 10 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | — | 1,286,383 |
Compare Akbuk with another city
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Big time differences
Akbuk and Sofia: common questions
How far behind Akbuk is Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour behind Akbuk: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Akbuk, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Akbuk, clocks in Sofia show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Akbuk, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Akbuk, clocks in Sofia show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Akbuk and in Sofia overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Akbuk, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sofia.
When is it still the previous day in Sofia?
Until 1:00 AM in Akbuk it is still the previous day in Sofia. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Sofia it is already the next day in Akbuk.
Does the time difference between Akbuk and Sofia change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Sofia. From March 28, 2027, Sofia and Akbuk will have the same time.
