Local time
Current time in Athens
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Athens at a glance
Time zone
Europe/Athens
UTC offset
UTC+3
Coordinates
37.98°N · 23.73°E
Country
Greece 🇬🇷
Dialing code
+30
Language
Greek
City essentials
Athens follows Europe/Athens and changes with daylight saving. That seasonal shift matters when you compare it with a city that stays on one offset all year.
Prayer times here use the Muslim World League method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in Athens
Local time in Athens falls within the Europe/Athens zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 38.0° in the northern hemisphere, Athens's day length varies clearly between the long days of summer and the shorter days of winter. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for Athens are calculated using the Muslim World League. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for Athens from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in Athens, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
Athens, Greece.
Country
Greece 🇬🇷
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Frequently asked
What time zone is Athens in?
Athens uses the Europe/Athens time zone (UTC+3).
What is the UTC offset of Athens?
Athens is on UTC+3. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is Athens in?
Athens is located in Greece.
How is the current time in Athens calculated?
The clock for Athens is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.