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Rakovski, Bulgarije
12:33:56 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Europe/Sofia
Rakovski (town)
Place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Huidige lokale tijd
12:33:56 AM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Tijdzone
EEST
Europe/Sofia · UTC+03:00
Volgende feestdag
International Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Zakelijke overlap nu
0 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Rakovski right now
Dichtstbijzijnde luchthaven
SOF
Sofia Airport · 135 km
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
1
Curated airport references available for Bulgarije
Snapshot at render time: 12:33:56 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Rakovski (UTC+03:00, EEST).
Status
Nighttime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
13°C, Overcast
Feels like 12°C · Humidity 80% · Wind 3 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
06:16 AM to 08:18 PM
Day length 14h 2m · Solar noon 01:17 PM
Next country holiday
International Workers' Day
vrijdag 1 mei 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Rakovski local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Population
15.8K
Coordinates
42.29, 24.97
Timezone
Europe/Sofia
Geïndexeerde luchthavens
1
Capital
Sofia
Languages
Bulgarian
Currency
BGN (лв)
Country area
110,879 km²
Read time for Rakovski from the Europe/Sofia zone (EEST, UTC+03:00); the city carries roughly 15.8K residents and ranks #54 among curated Bulgarije entries.
The coordinates 42.29°N, 24.97°E put Rakovski roughly 4694 km from the equator in the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, which is why the page expects clear seasonal daylight differences across the year.
Today the sun rises around 06:16 AM and sets around 08:18 PM in Rakovski — about 14h 2m of daylight. Bulgarije observes daylight saving time on this zone, so the offset shifts seasonally.
Plovdiv (23 km from Rakovski) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 1 curated airport pages indexed for Bulgarije.
Rakovski planners should mark 2026-05-01 (International Workers' Day); that's the next national holiday signal in view.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Timezone
EEST
IANA Zone
Europe/Sofia
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
DST Status
Observing DST
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Quarter
Q2
Countries at UTC+03:00
Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordan, Syria
Other cities in this timezone
London
-2h
New York
-7h
Los Angeles
-10h
Dubai
+1h
Singapore
+5h
Tokyo
+6h
Sydney
+7h
São Paulo
-6h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Rakovski.
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Rakovski is a town in southern Bulgaria, in the historical region of Thrace. It is located in the Plovdiv Province. The town is also the centre of the Rakovski Municipality. Rakovski was founded in 1966 with the merging of three villages — General Nikolaevo, Sekirovo, and Parchevich. The new town was named after the prominent Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi Sava Rakovski.
Distance-wise, Rakovski is closest to London (~2,150 km), Dubai (~3,356 km), New York (~7,720 km); Sydney is the far end at roughly 15,297 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Rakovski sits inside Bulgarije — the Southeast Europe subregion, capital Sofia, languages Bulgarian, currency BGN (лв).
Around Rakovski, the nearest mapped reference cities are Plovdiv (23 km), Parvomay (29 km), Asenovgrad (31 km), Chirpan (32 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for EEST planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Rakovski: International Workers' Day, Saint George's Day, Saints Cyril and Methodius Day. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Bulgarije.
Closest curated airport references from Rakovski: SOF Sofia (135 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Sofia AirportSOF
Sofia · 135 km from Rakovski
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 55m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
On this day
2021: Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
2014: A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China kills three people and injures 79 others.
2013: Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
Coordination pulse
0 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 10:33 PM | -2h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 05:33 PM | -7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 02:33 PM | -10h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 01:33 AM | +1h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 05:33 AM | +5h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 06:33 AM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 07:33 AM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 06:33 PM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
Rakovski bevindt zich in de tijdzone Europe/Sofia (EEST), met een UTC-verschuiving van +03:00.
Ja, Rakovski hanteert momenteel zomertijd (DST).
De huidige UTC-verschuiving voor Rakovski is UTC+03:00.
Rakovski sits at 42.29°N, 24.97°E in Bulgarije, with about 15.8K residents (rank #54 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Rakovski is London, about 2,150 km away as the crow flies.
Plovdiv is the closest indexed city, roughly 23 km from Rakovski.
Sofia Airport (SOF) is the closest curated airport reference, about 135 km from Rakovski.
International Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Bulgarije, on vrijdag 1 mei 2026.
