Kilkenny to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 2 h ahead of Kilkenny. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Kilkenny 12:27 12:27 PM Sofia 14:27 2:27 PM You –:–
12:27 12:27 PM
Irish Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 18:32
14:27 2:27 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:42 · 🌙 18:43
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+2 h
Sofia is 2 h ahead of Kilkenny.
When you, Kilkenny 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
🇮🇪 Kilkenny
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇪 Kilkenny | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:27 | 14:27 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Irish Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Kilkenny | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Dublin | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 07:42 |
| Sunset | 18:32 | 18:43 |
| Daylight | 10 h 33 min | 11 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 26,500 | 1,286,383 |
Compare Kilkenny with another city
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Big time differences
Kilkenny and Sofia: common questions
How far ahead of Kilkenny is Sofia?
Sofia is 2 hours ahead of Kilkenny: UTC+3 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kilkenny, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Kilkenny, clocks in Sofia show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Sofia at the end of the working day in Kilkenny?
The working day in Kilkenny ends at 6:00 PM; in Sofia it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Kilkenny?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Kilkenny – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Sofia compared with Kilkenny?
The new day starts in Sofia earlier: at 10:00 PM in Kilkenny it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Sofia, Kilkenny is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Kilkenny and Sofia change?
No. The clocks in Kilkenny and in Sofia change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
