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What time is it in Plovdiv?

19:42:23

Friday 13 November 2026

  • Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Time zone UTC+02:00
  • Next clock change: 28 March 2027
  • Sunrise 07:08 · sunset 17:01

Time difference with Plovdiv

Plovdiv is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC in winter and 3 hours ahead in summer.

CityTimeCompared with Plovdiv
London United Kingdom 17:42 2 hours behind
New York United States 12:42 7 hours behind
Los Angeles United States 09:42 10 hours behind
Paris France 18:42 1 hour behind
Berlin Germany 18:42 1 hour behind
Dubai United Arab Emirates 21:42 2 hours ahead
New Delhi India 23:12 3 h 30 min ahead
Singapore Singapore 01:42 6 hours ahead
Hong Kong Hong Kong 01:42 6 hours ahead
Tokyo Japan 02:42 7 hours ahead
Sydney Australia 04:42 9 hours ahead
São Paulo Brazil 14:42 5 hours behind

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Daylight saving time in Plovdiv

DateWhat happens
Sunday 28 March 2027 at 03:00 it becomes 04:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC+02:00 → UTC+03:00, summer time)
Sunday 31 October 2027 at 04:00 it becomes 03:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC+03:00 → UTC+02:00)

Last change: Sunday 25 October 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).

History of local time in Plovdiv

PeriodLegal time
since 1979UTC+2, summer time UTC+3
until 1978UTC+2 all year round

Official time zone (IANA database): Europe/Sofia. Daylight saving time in Bulgaria: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world

Upcoming eclipses visible from Plovdiv

  • 2 August 2027 · solar eclipsepartial, 61 % of the Sun covered at 12:31
  • 1 June 2030 · solar eclipsepartial, 86 % of the Sun covered at 08:05
  • 12 January 2028 · partial lunar eclipsevisible, maximum at 06:13
  • 6 July 2028 · partial lunar eclipsepartly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 21:19

All eclipses until 2035

Nearby places

Nearest time zone border: 159 km away, Édirne (Turkey) is 1 hour ahead of Plovdiv in winter and on the same time in summer.

PlaceDistance
Asenovgrad18 km
Rakovski23 km
Pazardjik35 km
Parvomay39 km
Peshtera39 km
Chirpan48 km
Karlovo53 km
Panagyurishte60 km

Day and night around the world

World map: where it is day and where it is night right now, with Plovdiv
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Sun and Moon in Plovdiv

Sunrise
07:08
Sunset
17:01
Day length
9 h 53 min
Tomorrow
−3 min
0 h6 h12 h18 h24 h 07:0817:01

Dawn 06:38, dusk 17:31, solar noon 12:05. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (9 h 6 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (15 h 15 min).

Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:44 (8 June 2027), latest at 07:52 (31 October 2027); earliest sunset at 16:49 (2 December 2026), latest at 21:01 (24 June 2027).

Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 11:10 · moonset 19:48 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar

Other cities in Bulgaria

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