Kirkuk to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h behind Kirkuk. 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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Kirkuk 06:59 6:59 AM Sofia 05:59 5:59 AM You –:–
06:59 6:59 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 17:04
05:59 5:59 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
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−1 h
Sofia is 1 h behind Kirkuk.
When you, Kirkuk 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
🇮🇶 Kirkuk
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 | 🇮🇶 Kirkuk | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:59 | 05:59 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Kirkuk | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Baghdad | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:29 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 17:04 | 17:15 |
| Daylight | 10 h 35 min | 10 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 850,787 | 1,286,383 |
Compare Kirkuk with another city
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Big time differences
Kirkuk and Sofia: common questions
How many hours behind Kirkuk is Sofia?
The clocks in Sofia are 1 hour behind those in Kirkuk (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Kirkuk, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Kirkuk, clocks in Sofia show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kirkuk, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Kirkuk, clocks in Sofia show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Kirkuk and Sofia are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kirkuk (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sofia), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Sofia?
Until 1:00 AM in Kirkuk it is still the previous day in Sofia. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Sofia it is already the next day in Kirkuk.
Does the time gap between Kirkuk and Sofia change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Sofia but not in Kirkuk. From March 28, 2027, Sofia and Kirkuk will have the same time.
