Arusha to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h behind Arusha. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Arusha 21:20 9:20 PM Sofia 20:20 8:20 PM You –:–
21:20 9:20 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 18:25
20:20 8:20 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 17:16
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−1 h
Sofia is 1 h behind Arusha.
When you, Arusha 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
🇹🇿 Arusha
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 | 🇹🇿 Arusha | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:20 | 20:20 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Arusha | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Dar es Salaam | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:10 | 07:06 |
| Sunset | 18:25 | 17:16 |
| Daylight | 12 h 14 min | 10 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 617,631 | 1,286,383 |
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Arusha and Sofia: common questions
What is the time difference between Arusha and Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Arusha is on UTC+3.
What time is it in Sofia at the start of the working day in Arusha?
The working day in Arusha starts at 9:00 AM; in Sofia it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Arusha, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Arusha, clocks in Sofia show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Arusha and in Sofia overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Arusha, 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 Arusha 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 Arusha.
Is the time difference between Arusha 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 Arusha will have the same time.
