Greece
Time now in Athens
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 08:11Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Europe/Athens
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
664,046
Sunrise
06:45
Sunset
08:11
Day length
13h 26m
Coordinates
37.98, 23.73
Time difference from Athens
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Athens right now.
Athens on the map
About the time in Athens
Athens runs on Europe/Athens, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 664,046 people live in Athens, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 06:45 and sunset at 08:11 local time, giving 13h 26m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (37.98, 23.73) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Athens.
Frequently asked questions about time in Athens
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Europe/Athens, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Athens?
- Athens is UTC +3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- When do the sun rise and set in Athens today?
- Sunrise is at 06:45 and sunset at 08:11, giving 13h 26m of daylight.
- What time is it in Athens right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Athens, updating every second from Europe/Athens (UTC +3).
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