Orenburg to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 3 h behind Orenburg. 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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Orenburg 20:40 8:40 PM Sofia 17:40 5:40 PM You –:–
20:40 8:40 PM
Yekaterinburg Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 08:23 · 🌙 17:45
17:40 5:40 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
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−3 h
Sofia is 3 h behind Orenburg.
When you, Orenburg 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
🇷🇺 Orenburg
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 | 🇷🇺 Orenburg | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:40 | 17:40 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Yekaterinburg Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Orenburg | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Yekaterinburg | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 08:23 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:15 |
| Daylight | 9 h 23 min | 10 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 536,862 | 1,286,383 |
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Orenburg and Sofia: common questions
How many hours behind Orenburg is Sofia?
The clocks in Sofia are 3 hours behind those in Orenburg (UTC+2 and UTC+5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Orenburg, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Orenburg, clocks in Sofia show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Orenburg, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Orenburg, clocks in Sofia show 3:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Orenburg?
Between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Orenburg – that is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Sofia compared with Orenburg?
The new day starts in Sofia later: until 3:00 AM in Orenburg, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Sofia, Orenburg is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Orenburg 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 Orenburg.
