🇨🇭 Lucerne, Switzerland
45
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:51 · 11 h 13 min
Lucerne to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h ahead of Lucerne. 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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Lucerne 04:20 4:20 AM Sofia 05:20 5:20 AM You –:–
04:20 4:20 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:51
05:20 5:20 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:55
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+1 h
Sofia is 1 h ahead of Lucerne.
When you, Lucerne 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
🇨🇭 Lucerne
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇭 Lucerne | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:20 | 05:20 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Lucerne | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Zurich | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:38 | 07:34 |
| Sunset | 18:51 | 18:55 |
| Daylight | 11 h 13 min | 11 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 81,284 | 1,286,383 |
Compare Lucerne with another city
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Lucerne and Sofia: common questions
How many hours ahead of Lucerne is Sofia?
The clocks in Sofia are 1 hour ahead of those in Lucerne (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Lucerne, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Lucerne, clocks in Sofia show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Sofia when it is 6:00 PM in Lucerne?
When it is 6:00 PM in Lucerne, it is 7:00 PM in Sofia.
Is there a time when both Lucerne and Sofia are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lucerne (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sofia), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Lucerne is it tomorrow in Sofia?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Lucerne, the date in Sofia has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Sofia, it is still the previous day in Lucerne.
Is the time difference between Lucerne and Sofia the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
