Time in Bulgaria
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In Bulgaria, the standard time is Eastern European Time (Bulgarian: Източноевропейско време; EET; UTC+02:00).[1] Daylight saving time, which moves one hour ahead to UTC+03:00 is observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October,[2] inline with most EU member states.[3]
| Light Blue | Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) |
| Blue | Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) |
| Western European Summer Time / British Summer Time / Irish Standard Time (UTC+1) | |
| Red | Central European Time (UTC+1) |
| Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) | |
| Yellow | Eastern European Time / Kaliningrad Time (UTC+2) |
| Ochre | Eastern European Time (UTC+2) |
| Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3) | |
| Green | Moscow Time / Turkey Time (UTC+3) |
| Turquoise | Armenia Time / Azerbaijan Time / Georgia Time / Samara Time (UTC+4) |
▉▉▉ Dark hues: Daylight saving time
History
Bulgaria first observed daylight saving time between 1943 and 1944, and regularly since 1979.[4]
Time notation
Bulgarians commonly use the 24 hour clock. The clock is often used on bus and train timetables.[5]
IANA time zone database
In the IANA time zone database, Bulgaria is given the zone Europe/Sofia:[6]
