Sun & light planner

Golden hour in Athens

In mid-June golden hour in Athens starts at 20:11 and lasts 39 minutes; in mid-December it starts at 16:26 and lasts 41. The tool is set to Athens — pick your shoot date.

In Athens the evening golden hour starts at 20:11 in mid-June (39 min) and at 16:26 in mid-December (41 min). Pick a date for the exact day.

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One column per day, midnight at the top. Click a day to open it. Breaks in the bands are clock changes.

15th of	Sunrise	Sunset	Golden pm	Length	Blue until	Daylight
Jan	07:41	17:29	16:49–17:29	40 min	17:58	9 h 49 min
Feb	07:16	18:04	17:27–18:04	37 min	18:31	10 h 47 min
Mar	06:38	18:32	17:57–18:32	35 min	18:58	11 h 55 min
Apr	06:51	20:01	19:25–20:01	35 min	20:28	13 h 10 min
May	06:16	20:29	19:51–20:29	37 min	20:58	14 h 13 min
Jun	06:03	20:50	20:11–20:50	39 min	21:21	14 h 47 min
Jul	06:15	20:48	20:10–20:48	38 min	21:19	14 h 33 min
Aug	06:41	20:20	19:44–20:20	36 min	20:48	13 h 40 min
Sep	07:07	19:35	19:01–19:35	35 min	20:02	12 h 28 min
Oct	07:34	18:49	18:14–18:49	36 min	19:16	11 h 15 min
Nov	07:06	17:15	16:36–17:15	39 min	17:43	10 h 09 min
Dec	07:35	17:07	16:26–17:07	41 min	17:37	9 h 33 min

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Golden hour in Athens, month by month

The evening window in Athens is longest in December (41 minutes) and shortest in March (35 minutes). Values for the 15th of each month, local time, daylight saving included.

Athens, 2026: sun times on the 15th (Europe/Athens)
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Golden hour, evening	Length	Blue hour until	Daylight
January	07:41	17:29	16:49–17:29	40 min	17:58	9 h 49 min
February	07:16	18:04	17:27–18:04	37 min	18:31	10 h 47 min
March	06:38	18:32	17:57–18:32	35 min	18:58	11 h 55 min
April	06:51	20:01	19:25–20:01	35 min	20:28	13 h 10 min
May	06:16	20:29	19:51–20:29	37 min	20:58	14 h 13 min
June	06:03	20:50	20:11–20:50	39 min	21:21	14 h 47 min
July	06:15	20:48	20:10–20:48	38 min	21:19	14 h 33 min
August	06:41	20:20	19:44–20:20	36 min	20:48	13 h 40 min
September	07:07	19:35	19:01–19:35	35 min	20:02	12 h 28 min
October	07:34	18:49	18:14–18:49	36 min	19:16	11 h 15 min
November	07:06	17:15	16:36–17:15	39 min	17:43	10 h 09 min
December	07:35	17:07	16:26–17:07	41 min	17:37	9 h 33 min

Where the sun goes down

Around the June solstice the sun sets in Athens at 300° (WNW), around the December solstice at 240° (WSW) — 60° apart. A façade that gets backlight at the end of a summer day is lit from the side in winter, and a street that frames the sunset in July may not see it at all in January.

The highest sun of the year stands at 75° at noon, the lowest at 29°. Below about 15° the light turns warm and the shadows long enough to shape a face; the day chart in the tool shows when the sun crosses that line on your date.

Clock changes

Europe/Athens changes the clocks on 29 March and 25 October 2026. On those dates every time in the table jumps by an hour overnight — a schedule copied from the week before the change puts the exterior an hour into the dark (or an hour too early).

Frequently asked

When does golden hour start in Athens today?

The tool above opens on today’s date for Athens. As a guide: in mid-June it starts at 20:11, in mid-December at 16:26.

How long is golden hour in Athens?

Between 35 minutes (March) and 41 minutes (December) in the evening, measured from 6° sun altitude to sunset.

Does a building to the west change this?

Yes. Set the obstruction slider to its angle: a four-storey building 100 m away is about 5° and ends direct sun noticeably before sunset. The tool shows how many minutes you lose.