Sunset and sunrise times in Athens, Greece

In Athens, Greece the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 19:16 and rises at 07:16. Daylight lasts 12h 0m; evening golden hour runs from 18:41 to 19:32.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 06:49
Sunrise: 07:16
Solar noon: 13:16
Sunset: 19:16
Last light: 19:42
Day length: 12h 0m

19h 14m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:41 – 19:32
Blue hour: 19:32 – 19:42
Max sun altitude: 50.7°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:53 / 06:48

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 19:14 Golden hour 18:39 – 19:30 Day length 11h 57m 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, September 2026

September 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
Tue 1	06:27	06:54	13:25	19:54	20:21	13h 0m	−2:20	19:19–20:11	🌖 82%
Wed 2	06:28	06:55	13:24	19:53	20:20	12h 57m	−2:21	19:18–20:09	🌖 72%
Thu 3	06:29	06:56	13:24	19:51	20:18	12h 55m	−2:21	19:16–20:08	🌖 61%
Fri 4	06:30	06:57	13:24	19:50	20:17	12h 53m	−2:22	19:15–20:06	🌗 49%
Sat 5	06:31	06:58	13:23	19:48	20:15	12h 50m	−2:22	19:14–20:05	🌘 38%
Sun 6	06:32	06:58	13:23	19:47	20:14	12h 48m	−2:22	19:12–20:03	🌘 27%
Mon 7	06:33	06:59	13:23	19:45	20:12	12h 46m	−2:23	19:11–20:02	🌘 17%
Tue 8	06:34	07:00	13:22	19:44	20:10	12h 43m	−2:23	19:09–20:00	🌘 9%
Wed 9	06:34	07:01	13:22	19:42	20:09	12h 41m	−2:23	19:08–19:59	🌘 4%
Thu 10	06:35	07:02	13:22	19:41	20:07	12h 38m	−2:24	19:06–19:57	🌘 1%
Fri 11	06:36	07:03	13:21	19:39	20:06	12h 36m	−2:24	19:04–19:55	🌑 0%
Sat 12	06:37	07:04	13:21	19:38	20:04	12h 34m	−2:24	19:03–19:54	🌒 2%
Sun 13	06:38	07:04	13:21	19:36	20:02	12h 31m	−2:25	19:01–19:52	🌒 6%
Mon 14	06:39	07:05	13:20	19:35	20:01	12h 29m	−2:25	19:00–19:51	🌒 12%
Tue 15	06:40	07:06	13:20	19:33	19:59	12h 26m	−2:25	18:58–19:49	🌒 19%
Wed 16	06:41	07:07	13:19	19:31	19:58	12h 24m	−2:25	18:57–19:48	🌒 27%
Thu 17	06:41	07:08	13:19	19:30	19:56	12h 22m	−2:25	18:55–19:46	🌒 36%
Fri 18	06:42	07:09	13:19	19:28	19:55	12h 19m	−2:25	18:54–19:44	🌓 45%
Sat 19	06:43	07:10	13:18	19:27	19:53	12h 17m	−2:26	18:52–19:43	🌔 55%
Sun 20	06:44	07:10	13:18	19:25	19:51	12h 14m	−2:26	18:50–19:41	🌔 64%
Mon 21	06:45	07:11	13:18	19:24	19:50	12h 12m	−2:26	18:49–19:40	🌔 73%
Tue 22	06:46	07:12	13:17	19:22	19:48	12h 9m	−2:26	18:47–19:38	🌔 81%
Wed 23	06:47	07:13	13:17	19:20	19:47	12h 7m	−2:26	18:46–19:36	🌔 88%
Thu 24	06:48	07:14	13:17	19:19	19:45	12h 5m	−2:26	18:44–19:35	🌔 94%
Fri 25	06:48	07:15	13:16	19:17	19:44	12h 2m	−2:26	18:43–19:33	🌔 98%
Sat 26	06:49	07:16	13:16	19:16	19:42	12h 0m	−2:26	18:41–19:32	🌔 100%
Sun 27	06:50	07:16	13:16	19:14	19:40	11h 57m	−2:26	18:39–19:30	🌕 100%
Mon 28	06:51	07:17	13:15	19:13	19:39	11h 55m	−2:26	18:38–19:29	🌖 97%
Tue 29	06:52	07:18	13:15	19:11	19:37	11h 52m	−2:26	18:36–19:27	🌖 92%
Wed 30	06:53	07:19	13:15	19:10	19:36	11h 50m	−2:26	18:35–19:26	🌖 85%

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

September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Tue 1	05:22	05:55	06:54	19:54	20:53	21:26	11h 0m	60.2°	281° W
Wed 2	05:23	05:56	06:55	19:53	20:52	21:25	11h 2m	59.8°	280° W
Thu 3	05:24	05:57	06:56	19:51	20:50	21:23	11h 5m	59.5°	280° W
Fri 4	05:25	05:58	06:57	19:50	20:48	21:21	11h 7m	59.1°	280° W
Sat 5	05:26	05:59	06:58	19:48	20:47	21:19	11h 10m	58.7°	279° W
Sun 6	05:27	06:00	06:58	19:47	20:45	21:18	11h 12m	58.4°	279° W
Mon 7	05:29	06:01	06:59	19:45	20:43	21:16	11h 14m	58.0°	278° W
Tue 8	05:30	06:02	07:00	19:44	20:42	21:14	11h 17m	57.6°	278° W
Wed 9	05:31	06:03	07:01	19:42	20:40	21:12	11h 19m	57.2°	277° W
Thu 10	05:32	06:04	07:02	19:41	20:39	21:11	11h 21m	56.9°	277° W
Fri 11	05:33	06:05	07:03	19:39	20:37	21:09	11h 24m	56.5°	276° W
Sat 12	05:34	06:06	07:04	19:38	20:35	21:07	11h 26m	56.1°	276° W
Sun 13	05:35	06:07	07:04	19:36	20:34	21:05	11h 29m	55.7°	275° W
Mon 14	05:36	06:08	07:05	19:35	20:32	21:04	11h 31m	55.3°	275° W
Tue 15	05:37	06:09	07:06	19:33	20:30	21:02	11h 34m	55.0°	274° W
Wed 16	05:38	06:10	07:07	19:31	20:29	21:00	11h 36m	54.6°	274° W
Thu 17	05:39	06:10	07:08	19:30	20:27	20:59	11h 38m	54.2°	273° W
Fri 18	05:40	06:11	07:09	19:28	20:25	20:57	11h 41m	53.8°	273° W
Sat 19	05:41	06:12	07:10	19:27	20:24	20:55	11h 43m	53.4°	272° W
Sun 20	05:42	06:13	07:10	19:25	20:22	20:53	11h 46m	53.0°	272° W
Mon 21	05:43	06:14	07:11	19:24	20:21	20:52	11h 48m	52.6°	271° W
Tue 22	05:44	06:15	07:12	19:22	20:19	20:50	11h 51m	52.2°	271° W
Wed 23	05:45	06:16	07:13	19:20	20:17	20:48	11h 53m	51.9°	270° W
Thu 24	05:46	06:17	07:14	19:19	20:16	20:47	11h 55m	51.5°	270° W
Fri 25	05:47	06:18	07:15	19:17	20:14	20:45	11h 58m	51.1°	269° W
Sat 26	05:48	06:19	07:16	19:16	20:12	20:43	12h 0m	50.7°	269° W
Sun 27	05:49	06:20	07:16	19:14	20:11	20:42	12h 3m	50.3°	268° W
Mon 28	05:50	06:21	07:17	19:13	20:09	20:40	12h 5m	49.9°	268° W
Tue 29	05:51	06:21	07:18	19:11	20:08	20:39	12h 8m	49.5°	267° W
Wed 30	05:52	06:22	07:19	19:10	20:06	20:37	12h 10m	49.1°	267° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
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%

Longest and shortest day in Athens

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 14h 48m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 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 93 seconds earlier each day this month — 45 minutes from the first of September 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 18:26. Golden hour opens at 18:41 and the sun is down by 19:16, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 269° 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 19:32 and runs to 19:42, 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 19:16 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Athens?

It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 19:42 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Athens?

Evening golden hour runs 18:41 to 19:32 today, lasting 50m. Full golden hour times for Athens covers the morning window and the coming week.