Kostanay to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 3 h behind Kostanay. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Kostanay 13:17 1:17 PM Sofia 10:17 10:17 AM You –:–
13:17 1:17 PM
Kazakhstan Time · UTC+5
☀️ 07:53 · 🌙 17:07
10:17 10:17 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
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−3 h
Sofia is 3 h behind Kostanay.
When you, Kostanay 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
🇰🇿 Kostanay
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 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 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇿 Kostanay | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:17 | 10:17 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Kazakhstan Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Kostanay | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Qostanay | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:53 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 17:07 | 17:15 |
| Daylight | 9 h 14 min | 10 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 264,446 | 1,286,383 |
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Kostanay and Sofia: common questions
How many hours behind Kostanay is Sofia?
The clocks in Sofia are 3 hours behind those in Kostanay (UTC+2 and UTC+5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Kostanay, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Kostanay, clocks in Sofia show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Sofia at the end of the working day in Kostanay?
The working day in Kostanay ends at 6:00 PM; in Sofia it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Kostanay and Sofia are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Kostanay (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Sofia), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Sofia?
Until 3:00 AM in Kostanay it is still the previous day in Sofia. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Sofia it is already the next day in Kostanay.
Is the time difference between Kostanay and Sofia the same all year?
No. Only Sofia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Sofia will be 2 hours behind Kostanay.
