Sunset and sunrise times in Athens, Greece

In Athens, Greece the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:54 and rises at 07:28. Daylight lasts 11h 26m; evening golden hour runs from 18:19 to 19:11.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light: 07:02
Sunrise: 07:28
Solar noon: 13:12
Sunset: 18:54
Last light: 19:21
Day length: 11h 26m

18h 52m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:19 – 19:11
Blue hour: 19:11 – 19:21
Max sun altitude: 45.3°
Moon: 🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset: 07:15 / 18:40

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 07:29 Sunset 18:53 Golden hour 18:18 – 19:09 Day length 11h 23m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Athens is

Coordinates: 37.9838° N, 23.7278° E
Time zone: Europe/Athens
Current offset: UTC+03:00
Elevation: 70 m
Population: 664,046

Sunrise and sunset in Athens, October 2026

October 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Thu 1	06:54	07:20	13:14	19:08	19:34	11h 47m	−2:26	18:33–19:24	🌖 75%
Fri 2	06:55	07:21	13:14	19:06	19:33	11h 45m	−2:26	18:32–19:23	🌖 65%
Sat 3	06:56	07:22	13:14	19:05	19:31	11h 43m	−2:25	18:30–19:21	🌗 53%
Sun 4	06:56	07:23	13:13	19:03	19:30	11h 40m	−2:25	18:28–19:20	🌘 41%
Mon 5	06:57	07:24	13:13	19:02	19:28	11h 38m	−2:25	18:27–19:18	🌘 30%
Tue 6	06:58	07:25	13:13	19:00	19:27	11h 35m	−2:25	18:25–19:17	🌘 20%
Wed 7	06:59	07:25	13:12	18:59	19:25	11h 33m	−2:25	18:24–19:15	🌘 12%
Thu 8	07:00	07:26	13:12	18:57	19:24	11h 31m	−2:24	18:22–19:14	🌘 6%
Fri 9	07:01	07:27	13:12	18:56	19:22	11h 28m	−2:24	18:21–19:12	🌘 2%
Sat 10	07:02	07:28	13:12	18:54	19:21	11h 26m	−2:24	18:19–19:11	🌑 0%
Sun 11	07:03	07:29	13:11	18:53	19:19	11h 23m	−2:24	18:18–19:09	🌒 1%
Mon 12	07:04	07:30	13:11	18:52	19:18	11h 21m	−2:23	18:16–19:08	🌒 4%
Tue 13	07:05	07:31	13:11	18:50	19:17	11h 19m	−2:23	18:15–19:06	🌒 8%
Wed 14	07:05	07:32	13:11	18:49	19:15	11h 16m	−2:22	18:13–19:05	🌒 14%
Thu 15	07:06	07:33	13:10	18:47	19:14	11h 14m	−2:22	18:12–19:04	🌒 21%
Fri 16	07:07	07:34	13:10	18:46	19:12	11h 12m	−2:22	18:10–19:02	🌒 29%
Sat 17	07:08	07:35	13:10	18:44	19:11	11h 9m	−2:21	18:09–19:01	🌒 38%
Sun 18	07:09	07:36	13:10	18:43	19:10	11h 7m	−2:21	18:07–18:59	🌓 47%
Mon 19	07:10	07:37	13:10	18:42	19:08	11h 4m	−2:20	18:06–18:58	🌔 57%
Tue 20	07:11	07:38	13:09	18:40	19:07	11h 2m	−2:19	18:04–18:57	🌔 66%
Wed 21	07:12	07:39	13:09	18:39	19:06	11h 0m	−2:19	18:03–18:56	🌔 75%
Thu 22	07:13	07:40	13:09	18:38	19:05	10h 58m	−2:18	18:02–18:54	🌔 83%
Fri 23	07:14	07:41	13:09	18:37	19:03	10h 55m	−2:18	18:00–18:53	🌔 90%
Sat 24	07:15	07:42	13:09	18:35	19:02	10h 53m	−2:17	17:59–18:52	🌔 96%
Sun 25	06:16	06:43	12:09	17:34	18:01	10h 51m	−2:16	16:58–17:51	🌔 99%
Mon 26	06:17	06:44	12:09	17:33	18:00	10h 48m	−2:15	16:56–17:49	🌕 100%
Tue 27	06:18	06:45	12:08	17:32	17:59	10h 46m	−2:14	16:55–17:48	🌖 98%
Wed 28	06:19	06:46	12:08	17:30	17:57	10h 44m	−2:14	16:54–17:47	🌖 94%
Thu 29	06:20	06:47	12:08	17:29	17:56	10h 42m	−2:13	16:52–17:46	🌖 87%
Fri 30	06:21	06:48	12:08	17:28	17:55	10h 40m	−2:12	16:51–17:45	🌖 78%
Sat 31	06:22	06:49	12:08	17:27	17:54	10h 37m	−2:11	16:50–17:44	🌖 68%

More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction

October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Thu 1	05:52	06:23	07:20	19:08	20:05	20:35	12h 12m	48.7°	266° W
Fri 2	05:53	06:24	07:21	19:06	20:03	20:34	12h 15m	48.4°	266° W
Sat 3	05:54	06:25	07:22	19:05	20:02	20:32	12h 17m	48.0°	265° W
Sun 4	05:55	06:26	07:23	19:03	20:00	20:31	12h 20m	47.6°	265° W
Mon 5	05:56	06:27	07:24	19:02	19:59	20:29	12h 22m	47.2°	264° W
Tue 6	05:57	06:28	07:25	19:00	19:57	20:28	12h 25m	46.8°	264° W
Wed 7	05:58	06:29	07:25	18:59	19:56	20:26	12h 27m	46.4°	263° W
Thu 8	05:59	06:30	07:26	18:57	19:54	20:25	12h 29m	46.0°	263° W
Fri 9	06:00	06:30	07:27	18:56	19:53	20:23	12h 32m	45.7°	262° W
Sat 10	06:01	06:31	07:28	18:54	19:51	20:22	12h 34m	45.3°	262° W
Sun 11	06:02	06:32	07:29	18:53	19:50	20:20	12h 37m	44.9°	262° W
Mon 12	06:03	06:33	07:30	18:52	19:48	20:19	12h 39m	44.5°	261° W
Tue 13	06:04	06:34	07:31	18:50	19:47	20:17	12h 41m	44.2°	261° W
Wed 14	06:04	06:35	07:32	18:49	19:46	20:16	12h 44m	43.8°	260° W
Thu 15	06:05	06:36	07:33	18:47	19:44	20:15	12h 46m	43.4°	260° W
Fri 16	06:06	06:37	07:34	18:46	19:43	20:13	12h 48m	43.1°	259° W
Sat 17	06:07	06:38	07:35	18:44	19:42	20:12	12h 51m	42.7°	259° WSW
Sun 18	06:08	06:39	07:36	18:43	19:40	20:11	12h 53m	42.3°	258° WSW
Mon 19	06:09	06:40	07:37	18:42	19:39	20:09	12h 56m	42.0°	258° WSW
Tue 20	06:10	06:40	07:38	18:40	19:38	20:08	12h 58m	41.6°	257° WSW
Wed 21	06:11	06:41	07:39	18:39	19:36	20:07	13h 0m	41.2°	257° WSW
Thu 22	06:12	06:42	07:40	18:38	19:35	20:06	13h 2m	40.9°	256° WSW
Fri 23	06:13	06:43	07:41	18:37	19:34	20:04	13h 5m	40.5°	256° WSW
Sat 24	06:14	06:44	07:42	18:35	19:33	20:03	13h 7m	40.2°	256° WSW
Sun 25	05:15	05:45	06:43	17:34	18:32	19:02	13h 9m	39.8°	255° WSW
Mon 26	05:15	05:46	06:44	17:33	18:30	19:01	13h 12m	39.5°	255° WSW
Tue 27	05:16	05:47	06:45	17:32	18:29	19:00	13h 14m	39.2°	254° WSW
Wed 28	05:17	05:48	06:46	17:30	18:28	18:59	13h 16m	38.8°	254° WSW
Thu 29	05:18	05:49	06:47	17:29	18:27	18:58	13h 18m	38.5°	253° WSW
Fri 30	05:19	05:50	06:48	17:28	18:26	18:57	13h 20m	38.2°	253° WSW
Sat 31	05:20	05:51	06:49	17:27	18:25	18:56	13h 23m	37.8°	252° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Sun 1	06:23	06:50	12:08	17:26	17:53	10h 35m	−2:10	16:49–17:43	🌖 57%
Mon 2	06:24	06:51	12:08	17:25	17:52	10h 33m	−2:09	16:47–17:41	🌗 45%
Tue 3	06:25	06:52	12:08	17:24	17:51	10h 31m	−2:07	16:46–17:40	🌘 34%
Wed 4	06:26	06:53	12:08	17:23	17:50	10h 29m	−2:06	16:45–17:39	🌘 23%
Thu 5	06:27	06:54	12:08	17:22	17:49	10h 27m	−2:05	16:44–17:38	🌘 15%
Fri 6	06:28	06:55	12:08	17:21	17:48	10h 25m	−2:04	16:43–17:38	🌘 8%
Sat 7	06:29	06:56	12:08	17:20	17:47	10h 23m	−2:02	16:42–17:37	🌘 3%
Sun 8	06:30	06:57	12:08	17:19	17:46	10h 21m	−2:01	16:41–17:36	🌘 1%
Mon 9	06:31	06:59	12:08	17:18	17:45	10h 19m	−1:59	16:40–17:35	🌑 0%
Tue 10	06:32	07:00	12:08	17:17	17:45	10h 17m	−1:58	16:39–17:34	🌒 2%
Wed 11	06:33	07:01	12:09	17:16	17:44	10h 15m	−1:56	16:38–17:33	🌒 5%
Thu 12	06:34	07:02	12:09	17:15	17:43	10h 13m	−1:55	16:37–17:32	🌒 9%
Fri 13	06:35	07:03	12:09	17:14	17:42	10h 11m	−1:53	16:36–17:32	🌒 16%
Sat 14	06:36	07:04	12:09	17:14	17:42	10h 9m	−1:51	16:35–17:31	🌒 23%
Sun 15	06:37	07:05	12:09	17:13	17:41	10h 7m	−1:49	16:34–17:30	🌒 31%
Mon 16	06:38	07:06	12:09	17:12	17:40	10h 6m	−1:47	16:33–17:29	🌒 40%
Tue 17	06:39	07:07	12:10	17:11	17:40	10h 4m	−1:45	16:33–17:29	🌓 50%
Wed 18	06:40	07:08	12:10	17:11	17:39	10h 2m	−1:43	16:32–17:28	🌔 60%
Thu 19	06:41	07:09	12:10	17:10	17:39	10h 0m	−1:41	16:31–17:28	🌔 70%
Fri 20	06:42	07:10	12:10	17:10	17:38	9h 59m	−1:39	16:30–17:27	🌔 79%
Sat 21	06:43	07:11	12:10	17:09	17:37	9h 57m	−1:37	16:30–17:27	🌔 87%
Sun 22	06:44	07:13	12:11	17:09	17:37	9h 56m	−1:35	16:29–17:26	🌔 93%
Mon 23	06:45	07:14	12:11	17:08	17:37	9h 54m	−1:32	16:29–17:26	🌔 98%
Tue 24	06:46	07:15	12:11	17:08	17:36	9h 52m	−1:30	16:28–17:25	🌕 100%
Wed 25	06:47	07:16	12:12	17:07	17:36	9h 51m	−1:27	16:27–17:25	🌖 99%
Thu 26	06:48	07:17	12:12	17:07	17:36	9h 50m	−1:25	16:27–17:24	🌖 96%
Fri 27	06:49	07:18	12:12	17:06	17:35	9h 48m	−1:22	16:26–17:24	🌖 90%
Sat 28	06:50	07:19	12:13	17:06	17:35	9h 47m	−1:19	16:26–17:24	🌖 82%
Sun 29	06:51	07:20	12:13	17:06	17:35	9h 46m	−1:17	16:26–17:24	🌖 72%
Mon 30	06:52	07:21	12:13	17:06	17:35	9h 44m	−1:14	16:25–17:23	🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Athens

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 48m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 31m.

Between them the day length swings by 5h 16m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night Clock change

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:05 on 7 December; the latest is 20:51 on 28 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 06:02 on 14 June to 06:43 on 25 October.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Athens different

Sunset here is followed by about 26 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

The shallow approach angle at 38° stretches this evening's golden hour to 51 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.

Between solstices the sunset walks 61° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

Sunset drifts 3 minutes earlier each day this month — 101 minutes from the first of October to the last.

On 25 October 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 17:34 instead of 18:35. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.

Planning a sunset photo in Athens

Arrive by 18:04. Golden hour opens at 18:19 and the sun is down by 18:54, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 262° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 19:11 and runs to 19:21, the end of civil twilight and 26m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Athens — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Athens today?

The sun sets in Athens at 18:54 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Athens?

It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 19:21 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Athens?

Evening golden hour runs 18:19 to 19:11 today, lasting 51m. Full golden hour times for Athens covers the morning window and the coming week.