🇧🇬 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15 · 10 h 8 min
Sofia to Kirkuk: time difference
Kirkuk is 1 h ahead of Sofia. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sofia 07:31 7:31 AM Kirkuk 08:31 8:31 AM You –:–
07:31 7:31 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
08:31 8:31 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 17:04
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+1 h
Kirkuk is 1 h ahead of Sofia.
When you, Sofia and Kirkuk are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇬 Sofia
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
🇮🇶 Kirkuk
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇬 Sofia | 🇮🇶 Kirkuk |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:31 | 08:31 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Sofia | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Sofia | Asia/Baghdad |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:07 | 06:29 |
| Sunset | 17:15 | 17:04 |
| Daylight | 10 h 8 min | 10 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 1,286,383 | 850,787 |
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Big time differences
Sofia and Kirkuk: common questions
What is the time difference between Sofia and Kirkuk?
Kirkuk is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Sofia is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Kirkuk at the start of the working day in Sofia?
The working day in Sofia starts at 9:00 AM; in Kirkuk it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sofia, what time is it in Kirkuk?
At 6:00 PM in Sofia, clocks in Kirkuk show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Kirkuk from Sofia?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Sofia – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kirkuk – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Kirkuk compared with Sofia?
The new day starts in Kirkuk earlier: at 11:00 PM in Sofia it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Kirkuk, Sofia is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Sofia and Kirkuk the same all year?
No. Only Sofia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Kirkuk and Sofia will have the same time.
