An Najaf to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h behind An Najaf. 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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An Najaf 11:18 11:18 AM Sofia 10:18 10:18 AM You –:–
11:18 11:18 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:24 · 🌙 17:10
10:18 10:18 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
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−1 h
Sofia is 1 h behind An Najaf.
When you, An Najaf 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
🇮🇶 An Najaf
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 | 🇮🇶 An Najaf | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:18 | 10:18 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from An Najaf | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Baghdad | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:24 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 17:10 | 17:15 |
| Daylight | 10 h 46 min | 10 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 1,221,248 | 1,286,383 |
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An Najaf and Sofia: common questions
How far behind An Najaf is Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour behind An Najaf: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in An Najaf, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in An Najaf, clocks in Sofia show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in An Najaf, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in An Najaf, clocks in Sofia show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sofia from An Najaf?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in An Najaf – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Sofia?
Until 1:00 AM in An Najaf 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 An Najaf.
Is the time difference between An Najaf 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 An Najaf will have the same time.
