Sunrise and sunset in Athens
In Athens today, the sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 19:08. Day length: 11 h 48 min. Golden hour today: 07:04–07:55 in the morning and 18:34–19:24 in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Greece
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)
Sunrise 07:21 · Sunset 19:08 · Day length 11 h 48 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 05:53 | |
| Nautical dawn | 06:24 | |
| Civil dawn | 06:54 | |
| Sunrise | 07:21 | E 93° |
| Solar noon | 13:15 | 48.8° |
| Sunset | 19:08 | W 266° |
| Civil dusk | 19:35 | |
| Nautical dusk | 20:05 | |
| Astronomical dusk | 20:36 |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 06:54 | 07:04 |
| Morning golden hour | 07:04 | 07:55 |
| Evening golden hour | 18:34 | 19:24 |
| Evening blue hour | 19:24 | 19:35 |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 06:54 | 07:21 | 13:15 | 19:08 | 19:35 | 11 h 48 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 06:55 | 07:21 | 13:14 | 19:07 | 19:33 | 11 h 45 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 06:56 | 07:22 | 13:14 | 19:05 | 19:32 | 11 h 43 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 06:57 | 07:23 | 13:14 | 19:04 | 19:30 | 11 h 41 min |
Daylight through the year
- Daylight
- Civil twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Astronomical twilight
- Night
Each column is one day. Yellow shows daylight, the blue shades show civil, nautical and astronomical twilight, dark blue is night. Steps in spring and autumn are daylight saving time changes.
Sun path
- Selected day
- June solstice
- December solstice
The sun’s path across the sky seen from above: the centre is straight overhead, the edge is the horizon. Solid: selected day. Dashed: June and December solstices.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. How we calculate
Sun facts in Athens
Athens lies at 37.9838° N, 23.7275° E, 70 m above sea level, in the Europe/Athens time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 14 h 48 min of daylight.
The shortest day is December 21, with only 9 h 32 min.
The earliest sunset (17:05) is on December 7 and the latest sunrise (07:42) on October 24: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 75° above the horizon in June but only 29° in December.
In June, Athens gets 1 h 10 min less daylight than Budapest; in December the difference is 1 h 5 min the other way.
Clocks go forward on March 29 and back on October 25.
About the sun in Athens
Athens lies at about 38° N, with days ranging from about 14 hours 50 minutes in June to 9 hours 30 minutes in December. The most famous sunset view is from the Areopagus rock or Filopappou Hill, looking over the Acropolis, and further afield from the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, which looks west over the Aegean.