Current time in Athens, Greece
Eastern European Time
UTC+03:00- Time zone
- Eastern European Time · Europe/Athens
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00 EEST
- Abbreviation
- EET / EEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 03:00, back the last Sunday in October at 04:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 04:00 (EEST → EET).
- Difference from you
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- Location
- Attica, Greece (capital) · 37.98° N, 23.73° E
- Population
- 664,046
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Athens at about 12:25 standard time: the clock runs about 25 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:09 and 13:32 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:28 | 18:36 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 06:02 | 20:51 | 14h 48m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 07:13 | 19:20 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 07:37 | 17:08 | 9h 32m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:18–19:11 (11 h 53 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.