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Ephemeris of Monday 9 March, 2026

The sun and moon on 03/09/2026 in Greece

(All times given here are in Athens local time)

Sunrise: 6:45 AM
Sunset: 6:26 PM
The sun will be at its zenith at 12:35 PM
Sunshine duration: 11 hours and 41 minutes (+2 minutes compared to yesterday)

Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:43 AM and set at 6:27 PM

Right now the time in Greece is 11:50 PM.
Greece's time difference from the Greenwich meridian: 2 hours(*)
Greece's time difference from Paris: 1 hour
(*) taking into account summer/winter time

19 days moon

On 03/09/2026 the moon will be 19 days old.
Next full moon on 2 April, 2026.
Next new moon on 19 March, 2026.

Commemorations on 9 March

(according to the Greek-Orthodox calendar)

Saints of the day

  • SS. Great Forty Martyrs of Sebastia
    Αγίων Τεσσαράκοντα Μαρτύρων των εν Σεβαστεία
  • Saint Caesarius, brother of Saint Gregory the Theologian
    Αγίου Καισαρίου, αδελφού αγίου Γρηγορίου του Θεολόγου
  • Saint Urpasianus of Nicomedia, Martyr
    Αγίου Ουρπασιανού Nικομηδείας, Μάρτυρος

Fasting Instructions: the March 9 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

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