Herat to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 2 h 30 min behind Herat. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Herat 09:04 9:04 AM Sofia 06:34 6:34 AM You –:–
09:04 9:04 AM
Afghanistan Time · UTC+4:30
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 17:25
06:34 6:34 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
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−2 h 30 min
Sofia is 2 h 30 min behind Herat.
When you, Herat 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
🇦🇫 Herat
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
21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇫 Herat | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:04 | 06:34 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Afghanistan Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+4:30 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Herat | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kabul | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 17:25 | 17:15 |
| Daylight | 10 h 39 min | 10 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 349,000 | 1,286,383 |
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Herat and Sofia: common questions
How many hours behind Herat is Sofia?
The clocks in Sofia are 2 hours and 30 minutes behind those in Herat (UTC+2 and UTC+4:30).
If it is 9:00 AM in Herat, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Herat, clocks in Sofia show 6:30 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Herat, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Herat, clocks in Sofia show 3:30 PM.
When do working hours in Herat and in Sofia overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Herat, which is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Sofia.
When does the date change in Sofia compared with Herat?
The new day starts in Sofia later: until 2:30 AM in Herat, it is still the previous day there. From 9:30 PM in Sofia, Herat is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Herat 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 will be 1 hour and 30 minutes behind Herat.
