It is 00:18 on Friday, October 30, 2026 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The city runs on UTC+2 (EET), which puts it 5 hours ahead of Brasília.
Time zone and UTC offset in Sofia
Sofia follows the Europe/Sofia time zone, abbreviated EET. Right now its offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC+2.
Although Sofia has no regular daylight saving time, the tz database lists a scheduled offset change on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 03:00: clocks go forward 1 hour, taking the offset to UTC+3.
Time difference between Brasília and Sofia
To convert, take Brasília time and add 5 hours; when the sum passes midnight, the date in Sofia is already the next day. The table uses today's offsets.
Going the other way, local noon in Sofia is 07:00 in Brasília, and local midnight is 19:00 (previous day) in Brasília. Because Sofia is ahead, its calendar date is one day later than in Brasília from 19:00 until midnight Brasília time. Keep this in mind for deadlines, flights and anything scheduled around the start or end of a day.
| Brasília (UTC-3) | Sofia (UTC+2) |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | 11:00 |
| 09:00 | 14:00 |
| 12:00 | 17:00 |
| 15:00 | 20:00 |
| 18:00 | 23:00 |
| 21:00 | 02:00 (next day) |
Best time to call Sofia from Brazil
Taking a 9:00 to 18:00 working day on both sides, the shared window runs from 09:00 to 13:00 in Brasília, which is 14:00 to 18:00 in Sofia. That leaves 4 hours of overlap: enough for most meetings, but book early.
For several cities at once, use the meeting planner, or convert any hour with the time zone converter.
Sunrise and sunset in Sofia today
Today the Sun rises in Sofia at 06:57 and sets at 17:22 local time, a daylight span of 10h 24min, with solar noon at 12:10. See other places on the sunrise and sunset page.
Where is Sofia?
Sofia is at 42.68° N, 23.32° E (country: Bulgaria). The country page shows its main reference time and neighbours. Compare more places on world time or in the list of cities.