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Ephemeris of Monday 20 April, 2026

The sun and moon on 04/20/2026 in Greece

(All times given here are in Athens local time)

Sunrise: 6:42 AM
Sunset: 8:05 PM
The sun will be at its zenith at 1:24 PM
Sunshine duration: 13 hours and 22 minutes (+2 minutes compared to yesterday)

Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:41 AM and set at 8:06 PM

Right now the time in Greece is 10:04 PM.
Greece's time difference from the Greenwich meridian: 3 hours(*)
Greece's time difference from Paris: 1 hour
(*) taking into account summer/winter time

2 days moon

On 04/20/2026 the moon will be 2 days old.
Next full moon on 1 May, 2026.
Next new moon on 16 May, 2026.

Commemorations on 20 April

(according to the Greek-Orthodox calendar)

Saints of the day

  • Saint Zacchaeus, Apostle
    Αγίου Ζακχαίου, Αποστόλου
  • Saint Theodore of the Hair-shirt
    Αγίου Θεοδώρου του Τριχινά
  • Saints Athanasius of Meteora and Joasaph his fellow ascetic
    Αγίου Αθανασίου του Μετεωρίτου και του συνασκητού αυτού Ιωάσαφ
  • Saint Anastasius, Patriarch of Antioch
    Αγίου Αναστασίου, Πατριάρχου Αντιοχείας
  • Saint John of the Ancient Lavra
    Αγίου Ιωάννου του Παλαιολαυρίτου
  • SS. Victor, Zoticus, Zeno, Acindynus, Caesarius, Severian, Christopher, Theonas and Antoninus, Martyrs
    Αγίων Βίκτορος, Ζωτικού, Ζήνωνος, Ακινδύνου, Καισαρίου, Σεβηριανού, Χριστοφόρου, Θεωνά και Αντωνίνου, Μαρτύρων

Fasting Instructions: the April 20 is a free of fasting day (κατάλυση)

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