Daylight hours in Athens today
September 13, 2026 · Athens, Greece
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Athens has 12h 33m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 07:06 and sunset is at 19:38. All times are calculated astronomically for Athens's exact coordinates.
Athens lies at 38°N. In Athens, day length ranges from 9h 31m in winter to 14h 48m in summer — a swing of about 5h 17m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 13:22 in Athens, 83 minutes after the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 55.9° above the horizon in Athens. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 28.6° at the winter solstice to 75.5° at the summer solstice.
Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Athens.
The longest day in Athens is around 14h 48m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 31m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
Daylight hours in Athens by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9h 49m | 07:41 | 17:29 |
| February | 10h 47m | 07:16 | 18:04 |
| March | 11h 55m | 06:38 | 18:32 |
| April | 13h 10m | 06:51 | 20:01 |
| May | 14h 13m | 06:16 | 20:29 |
| June | 14h 47m | 06:03 | 20:50 |
| July | 14h 33m | 06:15 | 20:48 |
| August | 13h 40m | 06:41 | 20:20 |
| September | 12h 28m | 07:07 | 19:35 |
| October | 11h 15m | 07:34 | 18:49 |
| November | 10h 9m | 07:06 | 17:15 |
| December | 9h 33m | 07:35 | 17:07 |