Europe/Sofia time zone

Europe/Sofia is an IANA time zone used in Bulgaria. It is on standard time now, UTC+2 (EET), until Sunday, March 28, 2027.

Europe/Sofia at a glance

UTC offset now	UTC+2
Standard time	UTC+2 (EET)
Daylight saving time	UTC+3 (EEST)
Abbreviations	EET, EEST
Used in	Bulgaria
Next clock change	Sunday, March 28, 2027

Rules of the Europe/Sofia time zone

Europe/Sofia switches between two offsets: UTC+2 (EET) for standard time and UTC+3 (EEST) for daylight saving time. Below are the last changes and the ones scheduled next.

Recent and upcoming changes in Europe/Sofia

Date	Change	New offset
Sunday, March 30, 2025	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 4:00 AM	UTC+3
Sunday, October 26, 2025	Clocks go back 1 hour: 4:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC+2
Sunday, March 29, 2026	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 4:00 AM	UTC+3
Sunday, October 25, 2026	Clocks go back 1 hour: 4:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC+2
Sunday, March 28, 2027	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 4:00 AM	UTC+3
Sunday, October 31, 2027	Clocks go back 1 hour: 4:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC+2
Sunday, March 26, 2028	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 4:00 AM	UTC+3
Sunday, October 29, 2028	Clocks go back 1 hour: 4:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC+2

Where Europe/Sofia is used

Europe/Sofia is used in Bulgaria. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

Sofia

Europe/Sofia compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

City	Time now	Difference now	In January	In July
New York (United States)	--:--	7 h behind	7 h behind	7 h behind
Los Angeles (United States)	--:--	10 h behind	10 h behind	10 h behind
London (United Kingdom)	--:--	2 h behind	2 h behind	2 h behind
Paris (France)	--:--	1 h behind	1 h behind	1 h behind
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)	--:--	2 h ahead	2 h ahead	1 h ahead
Mumbai (India)	--:--	3 h 30 min ahead	3 h 30 min ahead	2 h 30 min ahead
Singapore	--:--	6 h ahead	6 h ahead	5 h ahead
Tokyo (Japan)	--:--	7 h ahead	7 h ahead	6 h ahead
Sydney (Australia)	--:--	9 h ahead	9 h ahead	7 h ahead
UTC	--:--	2 h behind	2 h behind	3 h behind

Other zones on UTC+2 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as Europe/Sofia today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

Using Europe/Sofia in software

Use the zone name Europe/Sofia rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.

Show the current time in Europe/Sofia:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Europe/Sofia', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Europe/Sofia'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Europe/Sofia')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Europe/Sofia date

Plan around the time in Europe/Sofia

Convert a time to or from Europe/Sofia: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
Add Sofia to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Europe/Sofia and the other cities you work with.
Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

What is the UTC offset of Europe/Sofia?

UTC+2 in standard time and UTC+3 during daylight saving time. Right now it is UTC+2.

When does Europe/Sofia change clocks next?

The next change is on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 3:00 AM local time. The change after that is on Sunday, October 31, 2027.

What abbreviation does Europe/Sofia use?

EET in standard time and EEST during daylight saving time. Abbreviations are not unique, so use the zone name Europe/Sofia in software.

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.