Madinat Hamad to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h behind Madinat Hamad. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Madinat Hamad 11:44 11:44 AM Sofia 10:44 10:44 AM You –:–
11:44 11:44 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 16:54
10:44 10:44 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
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Sofia is 1 h behind Madinat Hamad.
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Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇭 Madinat Hamad
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 | 🇧🇭 Madinat Hamad | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:44 | 10:44 |
| 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 Madinat Hamad | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Bahrain | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:51 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 16:54 | 17:15 |
| Daylight | 11 h 4 min | 10 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 133,350 | 1,286,383 |
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Madinat Hamad and Sofia: common questions
How far behind Madinat Hamad is Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour behind Madinat Hamad: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Sofia at the start of the working day in Madinat Hamad?
The working day in Madinat Hamad starts at 9:00 AM; in Sofia it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Madinat Hamad, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Madinat Hamad, clocks in Sofia show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Madinat Hamad?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Madinat Hamad – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Sofia?
Until 1:00 AM in Madinat Hamad 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 Madinat Hamad.
Is the time difference between Madinat Hamad 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 Madinat Hamad will have the same time.
