Somalia to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 1 h behind Somalia. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Somalia 00:30 12:30 AM Sofia 23:30 11:30 PM You –:–
00:30 12:30 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 17:44
23:30 11:30 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 17:16
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−1 h
Sofia is 1 h behind Somalia.
When you, Somalia 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
🇸🇴 Somalia
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
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 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:30 | 23:30 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Somalia | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Mogadishu | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 07:06 |
| Sunset | 17:44 | 17:16 |
| Daylight | 12 h 2 min | 10 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 11,031,386 | 1,286,383 |
Compare Somalia with another city
More comparisons with Somalia: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Somalia and Sofia: common questions
How many hours behind Somalia is Sofia?
The clocks in Sofia are 1 hour behind those in Somalia (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Sofia at the start of the working day in Somalia?
The working day in Somalia starts at 9:00 AM; in Sofia it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Somalia, what time is it in Sofia?
At 6:00 PM in Somalia, clocks in Sofia show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Sofia from Somalia?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Somalia – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sofia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Sofia?
Until 1:00 AM in Somalia it is still the previous day in Sofia. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Sofia it is already the next day in Somalia.
Is the time difference between Somalia 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 and Somalia will have the same time.
