Time in Athens, Greece now
Sunday, 27 September 2026·Week 39
About time in Athens
Athens, Attica, Greece, the capital of Greece, is in the Europe/Athens time zone. The local time is on Eastern European Summer Time (EEST), UTC+03:00. Around 664,000 people live here.
Daylight saving time is observed. On Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 04:00 local time, clocks go back to 03:00 (UTC+02:00). Today the sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 19:15 (11 h 59 min of daylight).
- Time zone
- Europe/Athens
- Abbreviation
- EEST — Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Next change Sun, 25 Oct 2026
- Week / day
- Week 39, day 270
- Coordinates
- 37.98° N, 23.73° E
- Country
- Greece · Attica
Time difference from Athens
| City | Local time | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 7 h behind | |
| London | 2 h behind | |
| Paris | 1 h behind | |
| Dubai | 1 h ahead | |
| New Delhi | 2 h 30 min ahead | |
| Singapore | 5 h ahead | |
| Tokyo | 6 h ahead | |
| Sydney | 7 h ahead | |
| Los Angeles | 10 h behind | |
| Beijing | 5 h ahead |
Frequently asked
What time is it in Athens right now?
The current time in Athens is 18:07 (EEST, UTC+03:00) on Sunday, 27 September 2026. Timelive shows the exact time, synchronised to within a few hundredths of a second.
What time zone is Athens in?
Athens uses the IANA time zone Europe/Athens. It is currently Eastern European Summer Time (EEST), UTC+03:00.
Does Athens observe daylight saving time?
Yes. The next change is on Sunday, 25 October 2026, when clocks go back 1 h to UTC+02:00.
What is the time difference between Athens and New York?
Athens is 7 h ahead of New York right now. When it is 12:00 in New York, it is 19:00 in Athens.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Athens today?
Today the sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 19:15 local time, giving 11 h 59 min of daylight.