First light
07:09
Athens, Greece
2026-10-18 — Time zone: Europe/Athens (UTC+03:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
07:36
Sunset
18:44
Last light
19:11
Day length
11 h 08 min
Solar noon
13:10
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 07:36 | 18:44 | 11 h 08 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 07:37 | 18:43 | 11 h 06 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 07:38 | 18:41 | 11 h 04 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 07:39 | 18:40 | 11 h 01 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 07:40 | 18:39 | 10 h 59 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 07:41 | 18:37 | 10 h 57 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 07:42 | 18:36 | 10 h 54 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:39 | 17:28 | 9 h 49 min |
| February | 07:15 | 18:02 | 10 h 47 min |
| March | 06:36 | 18:31 | 11 h 55 min |
| April | 06:50 | 20:00 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 06:15 | 20:27 | 14 h 13 min |
| June | 06:02 | 20:49 | 14 h 47 min |
| July | 06:14 | 20:47 | 14 h 33 min |
| August | 06:39 | 20:19 | 13 h 39 min |
| September | 07:06 | 19:34 | 12 h 28 min |
| October | 07:33 | 18:48 | 11 h 15 min |
| November | 07:05 | 17:13 | 10 h 09 min |
| December | 07:33 | 17:06 | 9 h 33 min |
Athens in 2026: the sun's extremes #
- Because of summer time, the darkest morning of 2026 is not in midwinter: the latest sunrise, 07:42, comes on 24 October, just before the clocks go back on 25 October. On the shortest day, 22 December, the sun rises at 07:37.
| Longest day | 21 June - 14 h 48 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 9 h 31 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 06:01 (13 – 14 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 07:42 (24 October) |
| Earliest sunset | 17:05 (2 – 13 December) |
| Latest sunset | 20:51 (22 June – 5 July) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 12:08 (27 October) to 13:31 (15 July) |
| Fastest change in day length | gaining about 2 minutes a day, around 19 March |
| Clocks go forward | 29 March, by 1 hour; sunset 18:43 the day before, 19:44 that day |
| Clocks go back | 25 October, by 1 hour; sunset 18:36 the day before, 17:35 that day |
| Same clock as Bucharest | 740 km to the north; the sun is 10 minutes later in Athens |
Times are local clock times for 2026, to the minute; where several days share the extreme minute, all of them are listed, because the method is good to about a minute.
Sources
- Coordinates and name: Wikidata Q1524
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
Europe/Athens - Sun positions: the NOAA solar equations (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculator details); sunrise and sunset at a solar zenith of 90.833° (refraction and the sun's radius included), twilight at 96°
- Comparisons: against the 291 cities with an English page on Plain Almanac, all computed the same way for 2026
Export #
Sun times use the NOAA solar algorithm and are accurate to about one minute below 65° latitude. Moon phase is a mean-phase approximation, accurate to a few hours.
Practical facts — Greece #
Currency
EUR €
Plug type
C, F
Voltage
230 V / 50 Hz
Dialling code
+30
Emergency number
112
Drives on the
right
Other cities #
Language #
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