Samara to Bansko: time difference
Bansko is 9 h ahead of Samara. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+9 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Samara 20:00 8:00 PM Bansko 05:00 5:00 AM You –:–
20:00 8:00 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 17:24
05:00 5:00 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 18:39
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+9 h
Bansko is 9 h ahead of Samara.
When you, Samara and Bansko are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Samara
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
🇧🇬 Bansko
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Samara | 🇧🇬 Bansko |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:00 | 05:00 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Samara | — | +9 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:31 | 07:44 |
| Sunset | 17:24 | 18:39 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 1,071 | 8,000 |
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Samara and Bansko: common questions
How many hours ahead of Samara is Bansko?
The clocks in Bansko are 9 hours ahead of those in Samara (UTC+3 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Bansko when it is 9:00 AM in Samara?
When it is 9:00 AM in Samara, it is 6:00 PM in Bansko.
What time is it in Bansko at the end of the working day in Samara?
The working day in Samara ends at 6:00 PM; in Bansko it is 3:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Samara and in Bansko overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Samara (9:00 AM) is 6:00 PM in Bansko, and the start of the day in Bansko is 12:00 AM in Samara.
When is it already the next day in Bansko?
From 3:00 PM in Samara it is already the next day in Bansko. The other way round, until 9:00 AM in Bansko it is still the previous day in Samara.
Does the time difference between Samara and Bansko change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bansko. From October 25, 2026, Bansko will be 8 hours ahead of Samara.
