Sofia to Madagascar: time difference
Madagascar 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 20:58 8:58 PM Madagascar 21:58 9:58 PM You –:–
20:58 8:58 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 17:16
21:58 9:58 PM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:09 · 🌙 18:00
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+1 h
Madagascar is 1 h ahead of Sofia.
When you, Sofia and Madagascar 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
🇲🇬 Madagascar
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 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:58 | 21:58 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | East Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Sofia | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Sofia | Indian/Antananarivo |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:06 | 05:09 |
| Sunset | 17:16 | 18:00 |
| Daylight | 10 h 10 min | 12 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 1,286,383 | 25,570,895 |
Compare Sofia with another city
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Big time differences
Sofia and Madagascar: common questions
How far ahead of Sofia is Madagascar?
Madagascar is 1 hour ahead of Sofia: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sofia, what time is it in Madagascar?
At 9:00 AM in Sofia, clocks in Madagascar show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sofia, what time is it in Madagascar?
At 6:00 PM in Sofia, clocks in Madagascar show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Madagascar from Sofia?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Sofia – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Madagascar – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Madagascar?
From 11:00 PM in Sofia it is already the next day in Madagascar. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Madagascar it is still the previous day in Sofia.
Is the time difference between Sofia and Madagascar the same all year?
No. Only Sofia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Madagascar and Sofia will have the same time.
