Current time in Bulgaria
Local time in Bulgaria
The time in Bulgaria is 2 hours ahead of UTC and 7 hours ahead of Columbus. The current timezone in Bulgaria is Eastern European Time (EET). Bulgaria is currently observing Standard Time (DST) also known as winter time. Daylight Saving Time in Bulgaria starts at March 29, 2025.
Details for the time in Bulgaria
| Current time | 10:48 a.m.
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| Time zone |
Eastern European Time (EET)
DST: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) |
| IANA time zone | Europe/Sofia |
| Your time difference | 7 hours ahead of Columbus |
| UTC time difference | UTC+2 2 hours ahead of UTC |
Bulgaria Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Bulgaria uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Bulgaria.
| Last DST ended at |
Oct. 26, 2024 Sets the clock back 1 hour |
| Next DST starts at |
March 29, 2025 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
| DST is ending at |
Oct. 25, 2025 Sets the clock back 1 hour |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria uses Eastern European Time EET and Eastern European Summer Time EEST. EET is UTC +0200 and EEST is +0300. Bulgaria's latitude and longitude is 43° 00' N and 25° 00' E . Therefore a two hours offset between EET and UTC is not surprising. It’s a relatively small country, because of this there is less than 30 minutes time difference between the sunrise in de the east and the west of the Bulgaria.
Important cities in Bulgaria
The current time in some important cities in Bulgaria is shown below.
Time in Bulgaria