Time in Athens

Central Standard Time (CST, UTC-6)

Current local time: 20:48

Next DST change: 2027-03-15 - UTC-5.

Current local time in Athens: · 11 Nov 2026

Athens time zone

Time zone
CST · UTC-6standard time

14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CDT (UTC-5) - in 123 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Athens uses Central Standard Time.

  • EST · UTC-5New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and moreUses daylight saving time
  • CST · UTC-6Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and moreUses daylight saving time
  • MST · UTC-7Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and moreUses daylight saving time
  • MST · UTC-7ArizonaNo daylight saving time
  • PST · UTC-8California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, IdahoUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-9 · UTC-9AlaskaUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-10 · UTC-10America/AdakUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-10 · UTC-10HawaiiNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Athens

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Athens
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London+1 day6 h aheadCompare Athens and London
New York1 h aheadCompare Athens and New York
Los Angeles2 h behindCompare Athens and Los Angeles
Berlin+1 day7 h aheadCompare Athens and Berlin
Dubai+1 day10 h aheadCompare Athens and Dubai
New Delhi+1 day11 h 30 min aheadCompare Athens and New Delhi
Singapore+1 day14 h aheadCompare Athens and Singapore
Tokyo+1 day15 h aheadCompare Athens and Tokyo
Sydney+1 day17 h aheadCompare Athens and Sydney
Copenhagen+1 day7 h aheadCompare Athens and Copenhagen

Sun in Athens today

Daylight
06:1810h 27m16:45

10h 27m today - 4h 3m less than the longest day and 0h 38m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

Public holidays in Alabama

Holidays

  1. Veterans Day

    Wednesday · today

    National

  2. Thanksgiving Day

    Thursday · in 15 days

    National

  3. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend

  4. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. Robert E. Lee/Martin Luther King Birthday

    Monday · in 68 days

    Nationallong weekend

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Athens in?
Athens is in Central Standard Time (CST/CDT), America/Chicago. Standard time is UTC-6.
02Does Athens use daylight saving time?
Yes. Athens changes between UTC-6 and UTC-5 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Athens and UTC?
Athens is UTC-6 in standard time and UTC-5 during daylight saving time.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.