Costa Rica
Time now in Atenas
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:28Sunset 05:52Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
25,460
Sunrise
05:28
Sunset
05:52
Day length
12h 23m
Coordinates
9.98, -84.40
Time difference from Atenas
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Atenas right now.
Atenas on the map
About the time in Atenas
Around 25,460 people live in Atenas, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Atenas sits at latitude 9.98, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 23m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
The zone identifier America/Costa_Rica is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Costa_Rica keeps pointing at Costa Rica time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Atenas
- Does Atenas change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Atenas keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Atenas in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Atenas runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Costa_Rica, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Atenas right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Atenas, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
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