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Ephemeris of Wednesday 18 November, 2026

The sun and moon on 11/18/2026 in Greece

(All times given here are in Athens local time)

Sunrise: 7:08 AM
Sunset: 5:11 PM
The sun will be at its zenith at 12:10 PM
Sunshine duration: 10 hours and 2 minutes (-2 minutes compared to yesterday)

Tomorrow the sun will rise at 7:09 AM and set at 5:11 PM

Right now the time in Greece is 8:14 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

8 days moon

On 11/18/2026 the moon will be 8 days old.
Next full moon on 24 November, 2026.
Next new moon on 9 December, 2026.

Commemorations on 18 November

(according to the Greek-Orthodox calendar)

Saints of the day

  • Saint Anastasius of Paramythia in Epirus, New Martyr
    Αγίου Αναστασίου εκ Παραμυθιάς Ηπείρου, Νεομάρτυρος
  • Saint Romanus of Palestine, Martyr
    Αγίου Ρωμανού Παλαιστίνης, Μάρτυρος
  • Saints Zacchaeus and Alphaeus, Hieromartyrs
    Αγίων Ζακχαίου και Αλφαίου, Ιερομαρτύρων
  • Saints Romanus of Antioch and the child with him, Martyrs
    Αγίων Ρωμανού Αντιοχείας και του μετ' αυτού νηπίου, Μαρτύρων
  • Saint Plato of Ancyra, Martyr
    Aγίου Πλάτωνος εξ Aγκύρας, Μάρτυρος

Fasting Instructions: the November 18 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)

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