Current time in Sofia, Bulgaria
Eastern European Time
UTC+03:00- Time zone
- Eastern European Time · Europe/Sofia
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00 EEST
- Abbreviation
- EET / EEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 03:00, back the last Sunday in October at 04:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 04:00 (EEST → EET).
- Difference from you
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- Location
- Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria (capital) · 42.70° N, 23.32° E
- Population
- 1,152,556
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Sofia at about 12:27 standard time: the clock runs about 27 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:10 and 13:33 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:30 | 18:38 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:48 | 21:08 | 15h 20m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 07:14 | 19:22 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 07:53 | 16:55 | 9h 02m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:21–19:11 (11 h 50 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.