St Helens to Sofia: time difference
Sofia is 2 h ahead of St Helens. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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St Helens 14:04 2:04 PM Sofia 16:04 4:04 PM You –:–
14:04 2:04 PM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:43 · 🌙 18:10
16:04 4:04 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:44 · 🌙 18:42
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+2 h
Sofia is 2 h ahead of St Helens.
When you, St Helens 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
🇬🇧 St Helens
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇧 St Helens | 🇧🇬 Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:04 | 16:04 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | British Summer Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from St Helens | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/London | Europe/Sofia |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:43 | 07:44 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 18:42 |
| Daylight | 10 h 27 min | 10 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 183,200 | 1,286,383 |
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St Helens and Sofia: common questions
How many hours ahead of St Helens is Sofia?
The clocks in Sofia are 2 hours ahead of those in St Helens (UTC+3 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in St Helens, what time is it in Sofia?
At 9:00 AM in St Helens, clocks in Sofia show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Sofia at the end of the working day in St Helens?
The working day in St Helens ends at 6:00 PM; in Sofia it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both St Helens and Sofia are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in St Helens (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sofia), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Sofia?
From 10:00 PM in St Helens it is already the next day in Sofia. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Sofia it is still the previous day in St Helens.
Is the time difference between St Helens and Sofia the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
