Sofia to Turkmenabat: time difference
Turkmenabat is 3 h ahead of Sofia. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇹🇲 Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan
46
- Turkmenistan Standard Time
- UTC+5
- Night
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 17:41 · 10 h 22 min
+3 h
Your time
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Sofia 20:52 8:52 PM Turkmenabat 23:52 11:52 PM You –:–
20:52 8:52 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
23:52 11:52 PM
Turkmenistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 17:41
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+3 h
Turkmenabat is 3 h ahead of Sofia.
When you, Sofia and Turkmenabat 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
🇹🇲 Turkmenabat
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇬 Sofia | 🇹🇲 Turkmenabat |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:52 | 23:52 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Turkmenistan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+5 |
| Offset from Sofia | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Sofia | Asia/Ashgabat |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:07 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 17:15 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 10 h 8 min | 10 h 22 min |
| People on this clock | 1,286,383 | 830,000 |
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Sofia and Turkmenabat: common questions
What is the time difference between Sofia and Turkmenabat?
Turkmenabat is 3 hours ahead: it uses UTC+5, while Sofia is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Turkmenabat at the start of the working day in Sofia?
The working day in Sofia starts at 9:00 AM; in Turkmenabat it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
What time is it in Turkmenabat when it is 6:00 PM in Sofia?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sofia, it is 9:00 PM in Turkmenabat.
When is a good time to call Turkmenabat from Sofia?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Sofia – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Turkmenabat – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Turkmenabat?
From 9:00 PM in Sofia it is already the next day in Turkmenabat. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Turkmenabat it is still the previous day in Sofia.
Does the time difference between Sofia and Turkmenabat change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Sofia. From March 28, 2027, Turkmenabat will be 2 hours ahead of Sofia.
