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Current Time in Bulgaria

Check the current local time in Bulgaria, shown for Sofia, including timezone, daylight saving time information and time difference details.

Bulgaria Country

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Europe/Sofia

Online clock — Sofia

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Sunrise and sunset in Sofia

Sunrise / Sunset

Day length: 15 h 19 m 15 s

Sunrise
Sunset
Solar noon
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Day length change
−10 s
Longest day
June 21, 2026 — 15 h 19 m 34 s
Shortest day
December 21, 2026 — 9 h 2 m 16 s
Sun azimuth
↑ 56° ENE ↓ 304° WNW
Golden hour
05:49 AM–06:32 AM / 08:25 PM–09:08 PM
Blue hour
05:14 AM–05:28 AM / 09:29 PM–09:43 PM
Zodiac sign
Cancer

Moon

Phase: Waxing gibbous

Moonrise
Moonset
Moon azimuth
↑ 106° ESE ↓ 244° WSW
Illumination
74%
Constellation
Scorpio
Age
9.7 d
Distance
399,725 km
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Daylight Saving Time in Bulgaria

Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time in Sofia

Active — GMT+3

Next clock change in Sofia

Need to shift in 124 days by 1 hour back.

00:00

DST starts

Summer time starts

Date and time

Clock change

01:00 02:00 (+1 hour forward)

DST ends

Standard time starts

Date and time

Clock change

01:00 00:00 (−1 hour back)

Map of Bulgaria

42.6667, 25.2500

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Bulgaria is a country located in Europe. The population of Bulgaria is 7,000,039 people.

Continent Europe
Country Bulgaria
Capital Sofia
Location Bulgaria
ISO BG / BGR
Area 110,910 km²
Population 7,000,039
TLD .bg
Currency BGN — Lev
Cities in DB 351
Coordinates 42.6667, 25.2500

Current time in popular cities of Bulgaria

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City ▲Time
Blagoevgrad Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Burgas Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Dobrich Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Haskovo Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Pernik Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Pleven Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Plovdiv Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Rousse Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Shumen Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Sliven Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Sofia Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Stara Zagora Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Varna Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Veliko Tarnovo Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Yambol Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55

Current time in other cities of Bulgaria

15 / 15
City ▲Time
Blagoevgrad Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Burgas Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Dobrich Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Haskovo Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Pernik Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Pleven Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Plovdiv Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Rousse Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Shumen Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Sliven Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Sofia Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Stara Zagora Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Varna Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Veliko Tarnovo Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55
Yambol Europe/Sofia (UTC+3)00:45:55

Current time in popular countries

🇧🇮 Burundi 23:45
Gitega UTC+2
🇨🇺 Cuba 17:45
Havana UTC-4
🇷🇸 Serbia 23:45
Belgrade UTC+2
🇸🇾 Syria 00:45
Damascus UTC+3
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 01:45
Baku UTC+4
🇩🇪 Germany 23:45
Berlin UTC+2
🇹🇰 Tokelau 10:45
UTC+13
🇬🇱 Greenland
Nuuk
🇧🇸 Bahamas 17:45
Nassau UTC-4
🇿🇲 Zambia 23:45
Lusaka UTC+2
🇩🇯 Djibouti 00:45
Djibouti UTC+3
🇲🇿 Mozambique 23:45
Maputo UTC+2

Current time in random countries

🇲🇿 Mozambique 23:45
Maputo UTC+2
🇩🇯 Djibouti 00:45
Djibouti UTC+3
🇿🇲 Zambia 23:45
Lusaka UTC+2
🇧🇸 Bahamas 17:45
Nassau UTC-4
🇬🇱 Greenland
Nuuk
🇹🇰 Tokelau 10:45
UTC+13
🇩🇪 Germany 23:45
Berlin UTC+2
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 01:45
Baku UTC+4
🇸🇾 Syria 00:45
Damascus UTC+3
🇷🇸 Serbia 23:45
Belgrade UTC+2
🇨🇺 Cuba 17:45
Havana UTC-4
🇧🇮 Burundi 23:45
Gitega UTC+2

Same time zone as Bulgaria

🇶🇦 Qatar 00:45
Doha UTC+3
🇱🇸 Lesotho 23:45
Maseru UTC+2
🇹🇩 Chad 22:45
N'Djamena UTC+1
🇦🇴 Angola 22:45
Luanda UTC+1
🇸🇩 Sudan 23:45
Khartoum UTC+2
🇹🇳 Tunisia 22:45
Tunis UTC+1
🇫🇮 Finland 00:45
Helsinki UTC+3
🇧🇾 Belarus 00:45
Minsk UTC+3

FAQ

What time is it in Bulgaria now?

The current local time in Bulgaria is shown on the clock above.

What timezone is Bulgaria in?

Bulgaria uses the timezone Europe/Sofia.

When does Bulgaria change clocks for DST?

DST transition dates are listed in the Daylight Saving Time section above.

What is the capital of Bulgaria?

The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia.

What are the alternative names for Bulgaria?

Bulgaria is also known as: 불가리아, A’ Bhulgair, an Bhulgáir, Bhulgariya, Bilgari, Biligari, Biolgaria, Bolgària, Bolgarija, Bolgariya, Bolgariýa, Bolqariya, Bolqarıstan, Bɔlgeria, Bugarska, Bulgaaria, Bulgaariya, Bulgari, Bulgaria, Bulgária, Bulgària, Bułgaria, Búlgaría, Bulgaria nutome, Bulgarie, Bulgarien, Bulgarii, Bulgarija, Bulgārija, Bulgarije, Bulgaristan, Bulgariya, Bulgarujo, Bulgarye, Bulharsko, Buligari, Buligariya, Bullgari, Bulugarïi, Bulugariya, Bun-ga-ri (Bulgaria), Bùùgáríà, Bwlgaria, i-Bulgaria, il-Bulgarija, Orílẹ́ède Bùùgáríà, Pokalia, Pulukalia, Βουλγαρία, Балгарыя, Болгар, Болгари, Болгария, Болгарія, Бугарија, Бугарска, Булғория, България, Република България, ბულგარეთი, Բուլղարիա, בולגאַריע, בולגריה, بَلجیرِیا, بلغارستان, بلغاريا, بلغاریه, بلغاریہ, بۇلغارىيە, ቡልጋሪያ, ቡልጌሪያ, बल्गारिया, बल्गेरिया, बुल्गारिया, बुल्गेरिया, বুলগেরিয়া, বুলগেৰিয়া, ਬੁਲਗਾਰੀਆ, બલ્ગેરિયા, ବୁଲଗେରିଆ, பல்கேரியா, బల్గేరియా, ಬಲ್ಗೇರಿಯನ್, ಬಲ್ಗೇರಿಯಾ, ബള്‍ഗേറിയ, ബൾഗേറിയ, බල්ගේරියාව, บัลแกเรีย, ບັງກາເຣຍ, བུལ་ག་རི་ཡ, བུལ་ག་རི་ཡ།, ဘူဂေးရီးယား, ဘူလ်ဂေးရီးယား, ប៊ុលហ្ការី, ブルガリア, ブルガリア共和国, 保加利亚, 保加利亞, BG, Blgariya, Bölgarije, Bolguarii, Bołharska, Borgeriya, Bulgàiria, Bulgarän, Bulgåreye, Bulgarìa, Bulgario, Bŭlgariya, Bùlgarskô, Bulgarya, Bullgaria, Bun-ga-ri, Narodna Republika Bŭlgariya, People’s Republic of Bulgaria, Republic of Bulgaria, Republika Bulgaria, Republika Bŭlgariya, Баўгарыя, Блъгарїꙗ, Булгария, Булғористон, Тăнайçи Пăлхарĕ, בולגאריע, بلغاریا, بولگاریا, ܒܘܠܓܐܪܝܐ, বুলগেরিয়া, ประเทศบัลแกเรีย, ບັງກາເລຍ, པུ་ར་ག་རི་ཡ།, ប៊ុលហ្គារី.