Sofia to Turkmenbasi: time difference
Turkmenbasi is 3 h ahead of Sofia. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇹🇲 Turkmenbasi, Turkmenistan
48
- Turkmenistan Standard Time
- UTC+5
- Night
☀️ 08:03 · 🌙 18:22 · 10 h 19 min
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sofia 21:20 9:20 PM Turkmenbasi 00:20 12:20 AM You –:–
21:20 9:20 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:15
00:20 12:20 AM
Turkmenistan Standard Time · UTC+5
☀️ 08:03 · 🌙 18:22
·
+3 h
Turkmenbasi is 3 h ahead of Sofia.
When you, Sofia and Turkmenbasi 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
🇹🇲 Turkmenbasi
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 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenbasi |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:20 | 00:20 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Saturday, November 7, 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 | 08:03 |
| Sunset | 17:15 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 10 h 8 min | 10 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 1,286,383 | 91,745 |
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Sofia and Turkmenbasi: common questions
What is the time difference between Sofia and Turkmenbasi?
Turkmenbasi is 3 hours ahead: it uses UTC+5, while Sofia is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Turkmenbasi at the start of the working day in Sofia?
The working day in Sofia starts at 9:00 AM; in Turkmenbasi it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sofia, what time is it in Turkmenbasi?
At 6:00 PM in Sofia, clocks in Turkmenbasi show 9:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Sofia and Turkmenbasi are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Sofia (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Turkmenbasi), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Turkmenbasi?
From 9:00 PM in Sofia it is already the next day in Turkmenbasi. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Turkmenbasi it is still the previous day in Sofia.
Does the time gap between Sofia and Turkmenbasi change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Sofia but not in Turkmenbasi. From March 28, 2027, Turkmenbasi will be 2 hours ahead of Sofia.
