Athens to Sochi: time difference

Sochi is 1 h ahead of Athens. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇬🇷 Athens, Greece

21

4:29 PM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Eastern European Standard Time
  • UTC+2
  • Golden hour

☀️ 06:56 · 🌙 17:23 · 10 h 26 min

🇷🇺 Sochi, Russia

21

5:29 PM · Friday, November 6, 2026

  • Moscow Standard Time
  • UTC+3
  • Twilight

☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 17:08 · 10 h 4 min

+1 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Athens 16:29 4:29 PM Sochi 17:29 5:29 PM
Athens 16:29 4:29 PM Sochi 17:29 5:29 PM You –:–
🇬🇷 Athens

16:29 4:29 PM

Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2

☀️ 06:56 · 🌙 17:23

🇷🇺 Sochi

17:29 5:29 PM

Moscow Standard Time · UTC+3

☀️ 07:03 · 🌙 17:08

⇄ Difference

+1 h

Sochi is 1 h ahead of Athens.

When you, Athens and Sochi are all at the desk

Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.

Working hours
🇬🇷 Athens
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇷🇺 Sochi
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side

Detail 🇬🇷 Athens 🇷🇺 Sochi
Local time 16:29 17:29
Local date Friday, November 6, 2026 Friday, November 6, 2026
Time zone Eastern European Standard Time Moscow Standard Time
UTC offset UTC+2 UTC+3
Offset from Athens — +1 h
IANA zone Europe/Athens Europe/Moscow
Daylight saving On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 Not observed
Sunrise 06:56 07:03
Sunset 17:23 17:08
Daylight 10 h 26 min 10 h 4 min
People on this clock 3,090,508 389,946

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Athens and Sochi: common questions

How many hours ahead of Athens is Sochi?
The clocks in Sochi are 1 hour ahead of those in Athens (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Athens, what time is it in Sochi?
At 9:00 AM in Athens, clocks in Sochi show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Sochi at the end of the working day in Athens?
The working day in Athens ends at 6:00 PM; in Sochi it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Athens and in Sochi overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Athens, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sochi.
When is it already the next day in Sochi?
From 11:00 PM in Athens it is already the next day in Sochi. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Sochi it is still the previous day in Athens.
Does the time difference between Athens and Sochi change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Athens. From March 28, 2027, Sochi and Athens will have the same time.
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