About the time in Athens

Athens is a city in Greece. It uses the Europe/Athens time zone, which is currently UTC+3 — that is, +3 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Athens observes daylight saving time, so its UTC offset shifts by one hour between summer and winter.

Compared with other major cities right now, Athens is 7 hours ahead of New York and 2 hours ahead of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Athens in?

Athens follows the Europe/Athens time zone (UTC+3). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Athens observe daylight saving time?

Yes — clocks shift by one hour between summer and winter, and the times on this page adjust automatically on the changeover dates.

Sunrise and sunset in Athens

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Athens's coordinates (37.98°, 23.73°) and shown in local Athens time. They shift a little every day through the year and jump by an hour on daylight saving changeover dates.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Athens's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.