Dukhan to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h behind Dukhan. 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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Dukhan 00:29 12:29 AM Sofia 23:29 11:29 PM You –:–
00:29 12:29 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:48 · 🌙 16:54
23:29 11:29 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 17:16
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−1 h
Sofia is 1 h behind Dukhan.
When you, Dukhan 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
🇶🇦 Dukhan
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 | 🇶🇦 Dukhan | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:29 | 23:29 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Dukhan | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Qatar | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:48 | 07:06 |
| Sunset | 16:54 | 17:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 6 min | 10 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 12,000 | 1,286,383 |
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Dukhan and Sofia: common questions
How many hours behind Dukhan is Sofia?
The clocks in Sofia are 1 hour behind those in Dukhan (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Dukhan, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Dukhan, clocks in Sofia show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Sofia at the end of the working day in Dukhan?
The working day in Dukhan ends at 6:00 PM; in Sofia it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Dukhan and in Sofia overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Dukhan, 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 Dukhan 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 Dukhan.
Is the time difference between Dukhan 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 Dukhan will have the same time.
