Santa Cruz to Bansko: time difference
Bansko is 9 h ahead of Santa Cruz. 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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Santa Cruz 04:22 4:22 AM Bansko 13:22 1:22 PM You –:–
04:22 4:22 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:26
13:22 1:22 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:47
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+9 h
Bansko is 9 h ahead of Santa Cruz.
When you, Santa Cruz 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
🇨🇷 Santa Cruz
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 | 🇨🇷 Santa Cruz | 🇧🇬 Bansko |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:22 | 13:22 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | +9 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 07:38 |
| Sunset | 17:26 | 18:47 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 1,665 | 8,000 |
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Santa Cruz and Bansko: common questions
How many hours ahead of Santa Cruz is Bansko?
The clocks in Bansko are 9 hours ahead of those in Santa Cruz (UTC+3 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in Bansko?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, clocks in Bansko show 6:00 PM.
What time is it in Bansko at the end of the working day in Santa Cruz?
The working day in Santa Cruz ends at 6:00 PM; in Bansko it is 3:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Santa Cruz and in Bansko overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Santa Cruz (9:00 AM) is 6:00 PM in Bansko, and the start of the day in Bansko is 12:00 AM in Santa Cruz.
When is it already the next day in Bansko?
From 3:00 PM in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz.
Does the time difference between Santa Cruz and Bansko change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bansko. From October 25, 2026, Bansko will be 8 hours ahead of Santa Cruz.
