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Ephemeris of Sunday 17 May, 2026

The sun and moon on 05/17/2026 in Greece

(All times given here are in Athens local time)

Sunrise: 6:13 AM
Sunset: 8:30 PM
The sun will be at its zenith at 1:21 PM
Sunshine duration: 14 hours and 16 minutes (+2 minutes compared to yesterday)

Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:12 AM and set at 8:30 PM

Right now the time in Greece is 3:22 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

29 days moon

On 05/17/2026 there will be a new moon.
Next full moon on 31 May, 2026.
Next new moon on 15 June, 2026.

Commemorations on 17 May

(according to the Greek-Orthodox calendar)

Saints of the day

  • Sunday of the Man Born Blind
    Κυριακή του Τυφλού
  • Saints Andronicus and Junia, Apostles of the 70
    Αγίων Ανδρονίκου και Ιουνίας, Αποστόλων εκ των 70
  • Saint Athanasius the New, Bishop of Christianopolis
    Αγίου Αθανασίου, αρχιεπισκόπου Χριστιανουπόλεως
  • Saints Nectarius and Theophanes, Founders of the Monastery of Barlaam on Meteora
    Αγίων Νεκταρίου και Θεοφάνους, κτητόρων της Μονής Βαρλαάμ των Μετεώρων
  • Saints Solochon, Pamphamer and Pamphylon of Egypt, Martyrs
    Αγίων Σολόχωνος, Παμφαμήρος και Παμφυλώνος, μαρτύρων
  • Saint Nicholas of Metzovon
    Αγίου Νικολάου εκ Μετσόβου

Fasting Instructions: the May 17 is a free of fasting day (κατάλυση)

Today we celebrate these names in Greece

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