🇹🇲 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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- Turkmenistan Standard Time
- UTC+5
- Daytime
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:04 · 10 h 26 min
Ashgabat to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 3 h behind Ashgabat. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Ashgabat 13:17 1:17 PM Sofia 10:17 10:17 AM You –:–
13:17 1:17 PM
Turkmenistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:04
10:17 10:17 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
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−3 h
Sofia is 3 h behind Ashgabat.
When you, Ashgabat 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
🇹🇲 Ashgabat
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
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇲 Ashgabat | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:17 | 10:17 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Turkmenistan Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Ashgabat | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Ashgabat | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:38 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 18:04 | 17:15 |
| Daylight | 10 h 26 min | 10 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 909,000 | 1,286,383 |
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Ashgabat and Sofia: common questions
How far behind Ashgabat is Sofia?
Sofia is 3 hours behind Ashgabat: UTC+2 against UTC+5.
What time is it in Sofia at the start of the working day in Ashgabat?
The working day in Ashgabat starts at 9:00 AM; in Sofia it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Sofia at the end of the working day in Ashgabat?
The working day in Ashgabat ends at 6:00 PM; in Sofia it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Ashgabat and Sofia are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Ashgabat (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Sofia), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Sofia?
Until 3:00 AM in Ashgabat it is still the previous day in Sofia. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Sofia it is already the next day in Ashgabat.
Does the time difference between Ashgabat and Sofia change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Sofia. From March 28, 2027, Sofia will be 2 hours behind Ashgabat.
