What time is sunset in Athens today?

Sunset in Athens is at 6:59 PM local time (Europe/Athens) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Athens?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 10% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:26 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:59 AM.

Moonrise in Athens is at 3:49 AM and moonset is at 5:18 PM local time.

Athens is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Athens · 37.98°N, 23.73°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:25 AM
Sunset	6:59 PM
Day length	11 h 33 min
End of civil twilight	7:25 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:56 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:26 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 28 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 33 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:59 AM

Moonrise	3:49 AM
Moonset	5:18 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.27°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:33 AM	7:51 PM	2:42 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:41 AM	7:24 PM	2:33 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:44 AM	4:01 PM	8:53 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:03 AM	4:45 PM	9:54 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:55 PM	7:15 AM	1:07 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 54° toward the S.

Aurora near poles only. Athens is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.