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Ephemeris of Saturday 29 August, 2026

The sun and moon on 08/29/2026 in Greece

(All times given here are in Athens local time)

Sunrise: 6:52 AM
Sunset: 7:59 PM
The sun will be at its zenith at 1:26 PM
Sunshine duration: 13 hours and 7 minutes (-2 minutes compared to yesterday)

Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:53 AM and set at 7:58 PM

Right now the time in Greece is 1:25 AM.
Greece's time difference from the Greenwich meridian: 3 hours(*)
Greece's time difference from Paris: 1 hour
(*) taking into account summer/winter time

15 days moon

On 08/29/2026 the moon will be 15 days old.
Next full moon on 26 September, 2026.
Next new moon on 11 September, 2026.

Commemorations on 29 August

(according to the Greek-Orthodox calendar)

Saints of the day

  • The Beheading of St John the Baptist
    Αποτομή της Τιμίας κεφαλής του Ιωάννου Προδρόμου
  • Saint Theodora of Salonica, who was from Aegina
    Αγίας Θεοδώρας της εν Θεσσαλονίκη, Οσίας εξ Αιγίνης
  • Saint Arcadius of Arsinoe in Cyprus, bishop and wonderworker
    Αρκαδίου, επισκόπου Σαλαμίνος εν Κύπρω, του θαυματουργού

Fasting Instructions: the August 29 is a strict fasting day; apart drink water, we eat nothing (απόλυτη νηστεία)

Today we celebrate these names in Greece

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