Karbala to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h behind Karbala. 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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Karbala 16:48 4:48 PM Sofia 15:48 3:48 PM You –:–
16:48 4:48 PM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 17:19
15:48 3:48 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:56 · 🌙 17:27
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−1 h
Sofia is 1 h behind Karbala.
When you, Karbala 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
🇮🇶 Karbala
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 | 🇮🇶 Karbala | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:48 | 15:48 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Karbala | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Baghdad | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:18 | 06:56 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 17:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h | 10 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 572,300 | 1,286,383 |
Compare Karbala with another city
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Big time differences
Karbala and Sofia: common questions
How many hours behind Karbala is Sofia?
The clocks in Sofia are 1 hour behind those in Karbala (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Karbala, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Karbala, clocks in Sofia show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Karbala, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Karbala, clocks in Sofia show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Karbala?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Karbala – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Karbala is it still yesterday in Sofia?
Before 1:00 AM in Karbala, the date in Sofia has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Sofia, it is already the next day in Karbala.
Does the time difference between Karbala and Sofia change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Sofia. From March 28, 2027, Sofia and Karbala will have the same time.
