What time is sunset in Athens today?

Sunset in Athens is at 7:09 PM local time (America/New_York) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Athens?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:32 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 6:10 AM.

Moonrise in Athens is at 4:22 AM and moonset is at 5:31 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 America/New_York · 33.96°N, 83.38°W

Event	Time
Sunrise	7:32 AM
Sunset	7:09 PM
Day length	11 h 37 min
End of civil twilight	7:34 PM
End of nautical twilight	8:03 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:32 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 24 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 38 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	6:10 AM

Moonrise	4:22 AM
Moonset	5:31 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.97°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:16 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	9:35 AM	8:06 PM	2:51 PM	Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	9:39 AM	7:41 PM	2:40 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:01 AM	4:00 PM	9:01 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:17 AM	4:45 PM	10:01 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	7:04 PM	7:21 AM	1:15 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 58° 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.