Kataragama to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 2 h 30 min behind Kataragama. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h 30 min
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Kataragama 17:33 5:33 PM Sofia 15:03 3:03 PM You –:–
17:33 5:33 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:50
15:03 3:03 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 18:42
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−2 h 30 min
Sofia is 2 h 30 min behind Kataragama.
When you, Kataragama and Sofia are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇱🇰 Kataragama
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 | 🇱🇰 Kataragama | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:33 | 15:03 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Kataragama | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:51 | 07:44 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 10 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 20,000 | 1,286,383 |
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Kataragama and Sofia: common questions
How far behind Kataragama is Sofia?
Sofia is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind Kataragama: UTC+3 against UTC+5:30.
What time is it in Sofia at the start of the working day in Kataragama?
The working day in Kataragama starts at 9:00 AM; in Sofia it is 6:30 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kataragama, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Kataragama, clocks in Sofia show 3:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Kataragama?
Between 11:30 AM and 6:00 PM in Kataragama – that is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Sofia?
Until 2:30 AM in Kataragama it is still the previous day in Sofia. The other way round, from 9:30 PM in Sofia it is already the next day in Kataragama.
Is the time difference between Kataragama and Sofia the same all year?
No. Only Sofia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Sofia will be 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Kataragama.
