Sunset in Athens today
September 13, 2026 · Athens, Greece
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Sunset in Athens today is at 19:38. Day length is 12h 33m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Athens's coordinates and updated daily.
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.
The sun goes down towards the west in Athens today, at a bearing of 276°. Civil twilight then lasts another 26 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 5 minutes earlier in Athens than in Thessaloníki, 304 km to the north-northwest.
Through the year sunset drifts later across spring and earlier across autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times 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.
Sunset in Athens by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17:29 | 07:41 | 9h 49m |
| February | 18:04 | 07:16 | 10h 47m |
| March | 18:32 | 06:38 | 11h 55m |
| April | 20:01 | 06:51 | 13h 10m |
| May | 20:29 | 06:16 | 14h 13m |
| June | 20:50 | 06:03 | 14h 47m |
| July | 20:48 | 06:15 | 14h 33m |
| August | 20:20 | 06:41 | 13h 40m |
| September | 19:35 | 07:07 | 12h 28m |
| October | 18:49 | 07:34 | 11h 15m |
| November | 17:15 | 07:06 | 10h 9m |
| December | 17:07 | 07:35 | 9h 33m |