Current Time in Bulgaria
Bulgaria uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Bulgaria
It's 9:03 PM EET (UTC+02:00) in Bulgaria on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Bulgaria observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
- IANA: Europe/Sofia
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 (EET)
- Clock changes
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time (to EEST, UTC+3).
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Sofia
Plovdiv
Varna
Burgas
How Bulgaria writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY г.
- day-month-year, e.g. 25.11.2026 г. · 25 ноември 2026 г.
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the bg-BG locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Bulgaria
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas EveБъдни вечерThu, 24 December 2026 · in 49 days
- Christmas DayРождество ХристовоFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- Second day of ChristmasРождество ХристовоSat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's DayНова годинаFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Liberation DayДен на oсвобождението на България от Oсманско робствоWed, 3 March 2027 · in 118 days
Time difference from Bulgaria
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Bulgaria time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | 7 h behind | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 10 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 9 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 5 h behind | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
Bulgaria at a glance
- Capital
- Sofia
- Population
- 6,437,360
- Currency
- Bulgarian lev (BGN)
Questions about time in Bulgaria
- What time is it in Bulgaria right now?
- When this page was generated it was 9:03 PM EET (UTC+02:00) in Bulgaria.
- How many time zones does Bulgaria have?
- Bulgaria uses one time zone, Eastern European Time (IANA ID Europe/Sofia).
- Does Bulgaria observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Bulgaria observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in Bulgaria?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Eve on Thu, 24 December 2026.