A'ali to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h behind A'ali. 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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A'ali 20:15 8:15 PM Sofia 19:15 7:15 PM You –:–
20:15 8:15 PM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 16:55
19:15 7:15 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 17:16
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−1 h
Sofia is 1 h behind A'ali.
When you, A'ali 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
🇧🇭 A'ali
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 | 🇧🇭 A'ali | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:15 | 19:15 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from A'ali | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bahrain | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 07:06 |
| Sunset | 16:55 | 17:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 5 min | 10 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 100,553 | 1,286,383 |
Compare A'ali with another city
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A'ali and Sofia: common questions
How far behind A'ali is Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour behind A'ali: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in A'ali, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in A'ali, clocks in Sofia show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in A'ali, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in A'ali, clocks in Sofia show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in A'ali and in Sofia overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in A'ali, 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 A'ali 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 A'ali.
Is the time difference between A'ali and Sofia the same all year?
No. Only Sofia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Sofia and A'ali will have the same time.
