Sunrise and sunset in Athens, Greece
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:30 in Athens (EET): 10 h 44 min of daylight, 2 min 13 s shorter than yesterday. At its highest, at 12:08, it is 38.8° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Solar noon
- 12:08, 38.8° high
- Day length
- 10 h 44 min
- Golden hour
- 06:46–07:23 and 16:54–17:30
- Blue hour
- 06:09–06:29 and 17:47–18:08
See the sun’s path over Athens on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:17–05:48 | 18:28–18:59 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:48–06:19 | 17:57–18:28 |
| Civil twilight | 06:19–06:46 | 17:30–17:57 |
Sunrise and sunset in Athens through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:41 | 17:16 | 9 h 35 min | 29° |
| February | 07:29 | 17:48 | 10 h 18 min | 35° |
| March | 06:57 | 18:18 | 11 h 21 min | 44.5° |
| April | 07:10 | 19:47 | 12 h 37 min | 56.6° |
| May | 06:29 | 20:15 | 13 h 46 min | 67.2° |
| June | 06:04 | 20:41 | 14 h 37 min | 74.1° |
| July | 06:06 | 20:51 | 14 h 45 min | 75.1° |
| August | 06:27 | 20:34 | 14 h 06 min | 70° |
| September | 06:54 | 19:54 | 13 h 00 min | 60.2° |
| October | 07:20 | 19:08 | 11 h 47 min | 48.7° |
| November | 06:50 | 17:26 | 10 h 35 min | 37.5° |
| December | 07:22 | 17:05 | 9 h 43 min | 30.2° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Athens
- Monday, 2 August 2027: 78% of the sun covered at 12:32 (total eclipse) · path, map and times
- Saturday, 1 June 2030: 87% of the sun covered at 07:59 (annular eclipse)
- Monday, 20 March 2034: 37% of the sun covered at 12:46 (total eclipse)
- Friday, 16 January 2037: 35% of the sun covered at 11:31 (partial eclipse)
Places near Athens
- Piraeus 9 km
- Pátra 177 km
- Lárisa 215 km
- Çiğli 297 km
- İzmir 302 km
- Thessaloníki 303 km
- Bornova 312 km
- Irákleion 321 km
What the times mean
Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the sun’s disc touches the horizon, with the usual allowance for refraction. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour is the low, warm light while the sun is under 6° high; blue hour, the deep blue while it is 4° to 8° below. All are for 37.9838°, 23.7278° at sea level, in the Europe/Athens time zone.