Shymkent to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 3 h behind Shymkent. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Shymkent 12:45 12:45 PM Sofia 09:45 9:45 AM You –:–
12:45 12:45 PM
Kazakhstan Time · UTC+5
☀️ 07:01 · 🌙 17:11
09:45 9:45 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
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−3 h
Sofia is 3 h behind Shymkent.
When you, Shymkent 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
🇰🇿 Shymkent
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 | 🇰🇿 Shymkent | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:45 | 09:45 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Kazakhstan Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Shymkent | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Almaty | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:01 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 17:11 | 17:15 |
| Daylight | 10 h 10 min | 10 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 1,222,055 | 1,286,383 |
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Shymkent and Sofia: common questions
How far behind Shymkent is Sofia?
Sofia is 3 hours behind Shymkent: UTC+2 against UTC+5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Shymkent, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in Shymkent, clocks in Sofia show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Sofia at the end of the working day in Shymkent?
The working day in Shymkent ends at 6:00 PM; in Sofia it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Shymkent and Sofia are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Shymkent (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Sofia), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Shymkent is it still yesterday in Sofia?
Before 3:00 AM in Shymkent, the date in Sofia has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Sofia, it is already the next day in Shymkent.
Is the time difference between Shymkent 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 Shymkent.
