🇳🇱 Groningen, Netherlands
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- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:51 · 🌙 18:52 · 11 h
Groningen to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h ahead of Groningen. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Groningen 09:08 9:08 AM Sofia 10:08 10:08 AM You –:–
09:08 9:08 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:51 · 🌙 18:52
10:08 10:08 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:55
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+1 h
Sofia is 1 h ahead of Groningen.
When you, Groningen 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
🇳🇱 Groningen
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇱 Groningen | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:08 | 10:08 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Groningen | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Amsterdam | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:51 | 07:34 |
| Sunset | 18:52 | 18:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h | 11 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 201,242 | 1,286,383 |
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Groningen and Sofia: common questions
How far ahead of Groningen is Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour ahead of Groningen: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Sofia at the start of the working day in Groningen?
The working day in Groningen starts at 9:00 AM; in Sofia it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Groningen, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Groningen, clocks in Sofia show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Groningen and Sofia are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Groningen (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sofia), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Sofia?
From 11:00 PM in Groningen it is already the next day in Sofia. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Sofia it is still the previous day in Groningen.
Is the time difference between Groningen and Sofia the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
