Tokyo to Sofia
Converting a fixed time. Asia/Tokyo → Europe/Sofia · 9,174 km (5,697 miles) apart
5:00 pm in Tokyo is
11:00 am in Sofia.
17:00 → 11:00 on a 24-hour clock ·
JST → EEST
Tokyo now
7:42am
JST · UTC+9
Asia/Tokyo
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Sofia now
1:42am
EEST · UTC+3
Europe/Sofia
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 3:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Tokyo | Sofia | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 6pm Thu | 00:00 → 18:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 1am | 7pm Thu | 01:00 → 19:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 2am | 8pm Thu | 02:00 → 20:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 3am | 9pm Thu | 03:00 → 21:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 4am | 10pm Thu | 04:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Sofia |
| 5am | 11pm Thu | 05:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Sofia |
| 6am | 12am | 06:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Sofia |
| 7am now | 1am | 07:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Sofia |
| 8am | 2am | 08:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Sofia |
| 9am | 3am | 09:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Sofia |
| 10am | 4am | 10:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Sofia |
| 11am | 5am | 11:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Sofia |
| 12pm | 6am | 12:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Sofia |
| 1pm | 7am | 13:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 2pm | 8am | 14:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 3pm | 9am | 15:00 → 09:00 | both at work |
| 4pm | 10am | 16:00 → 10:00 | both at work |
| 5pm | 11am | 17:00 → 11:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 12pm | 18:00 → 12:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 1pm | 19:00 → 13:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 2pm | 20:00 → 14:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 3pm | 21:00 → 15:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 4pm | 22:00 → 16:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 11pm | 5pm | 23:00 → 17:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
Call times
Both places are at work between 3pm and 17:00 in Tokyo — 9am to 10am at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Sofia when it is 5:00 pm in Tokyo?
11:00 am in Sofia the same day.
How many hours ahead is Sofia of Tokyo?
Sofia is 6 hours behind Tokyo. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between Tokyo and Sofia?
Both places are at work between 3pm and 17:00 in Tokyo — 9am to 10am at the other end.