Japan to Bansko: time difference
Bansko is 6 h behind Japan. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇧🇬 Bansko, Bulgaria
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- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:55 · 11 h 22 min
−6 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Japan 13:56 1:56 PM Bansko 07:56 7:56 AM You –:–
13:56 1:56 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:14
07:56 7:56 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:55
·
−6 h
Bansko is 6 h behind Japan.
When you, Japan and Bansko are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇯🇵 Japan
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
🇧🇬 Bansko
18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇧🇬 Bansko |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:56 | 07:56 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Japan | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 07:33 |
| Sunset | 17:14 | 18:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 125,440,000 | 8,000 |
Compare Japan with another city
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Japan and Bansko: common questions
How many hours behind Japan is Bansko?
The clocks in Bansko are 6 hours behind those in Japan (UTC+3 and UTC+9).
If it is 9:00 AM in Japan, what time is it in Bansko?
At 9:00 AM in Japan, clocks in Bansko show 3:00 AM.
What time is it in Bansko when it is 6:00 PM in Japan?
When it is 6:00 PM in Japan, it is 12:00 PM in Bansko.
When do working hours in Japan and in Bansko overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Japan, which is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Bansko.
When does the date change in Bansko compared with Japan?
The new day starts in Bansko later: until 6:00 AM in Japan, it is still the previous day there. From 6:00 PM in Bansko, Japan is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Japan and Bansko the same all year?
No. Only Bansko switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Bansko will be 7 hours behind Japan.
