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Ephemeris of Friday 11 December, 2026

The sun and moon on 12/11/2026 in Greece

(All times given here are in Athens local time)

Sunrise: 7:30 AM
Sunset: 5:05 PM
The sun will be at its zenith at 12:18 PM
Sunshine duration: 9 hours and 35 minutes (-1 minutes compared to yesterday)

Tomorrow the sun will rise at 7:31 AM and set at 5:06 PM

Right now the time in Greece is 5:03 AM.
Greece's time difference from the Greenwich meridian: 2 hours(*)
Greece's time difference from Paris: 1 hour
(*) taking into account summer/winter time

1 day moon

On 12/11/2026 the moon will be 1 days old.
Next full moon on 24 December, 2026.
Next new moon on 7 January, 2027.

Commemorations on 11 December

(according to the Greek-Orthodox calendar)

Saints of the day

  • Saints Vechianus and Nomon of Chyprus
    Αγίων Βηχιανού και Νόμωνος εκ Κύπρου
  • Saints Daniel and Luke the New, Stylites
    Αγίων Δανιήλ και Λουκά του νέου, Στυλιτών
  • Saint Leontius of Achaia
    Αγίου Λεοντίου του εν τη Aχαΐα
  • Saint Barsabas, Martyr
    Αγίου Βαρσαβά, Μάρτυρος
  • SS. Terence, Vincent, Emilian and Bebaia, Martyrs
    Αγίων Τερεντίου, Βικεντίου, Αιμιλιανού και Βεβαίας, Μαρτύρων
  • Saints Aëthalas and Acepseës, Martyrs
    Αγίων Αειθαλά και Ακεψεή, Μαρτύρων

Fasting Instructions: the December 11 is a complete fasting day; Of course you can still eat legumes and cabbages, as long as you only cook them with water and salt. Fruit, bread, honey and nuts are also allowed (νηστεία)

Today we celebrate these names in Greece

  • There are no known names celebrated this day

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