Madagascar to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h behind Madagascar. 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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Madagascar 21:51 9:51 PM Sofia 20:51 8:51 PM You –:–
21:51 9:51 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:09 · 🌙 18:00
20:51 8:51 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 17:16
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−1 h
Sofia is 1 h behind Madagascar.
When you, Madagascar 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
🇲🇬 Madagascar
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 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:51 | 20:51 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Madagascar | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Indian/Antananarivo | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:09 | 07:06 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 17:16 |
| Daylight | 12 h 51 min | 10 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 25,570,895 | 1,286,383 |
Compare Madagascar with another city
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Big time differences
Madagascar and Sofia: common questions
How far behind Madagascar is Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour behind Madagascar: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Sofia when it is 9:00 AM in Madagascar?
When it is 9:00 AM in Madagascar, it is 8:00 AM in Sofia.
If it is 6:00 PM in Madagascar, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Madagascar, clocks in Sofia show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Madagascar?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Madagascar – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Sofia compared with Madagascar?
The new day starts in Sofia later: until 1:00 AM in Madagascar, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Sofia, Madagascar is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Madagascar 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 and Madagascar will have the same time.
