Athens to Zanzibar: time difference
Zanzibar is 1 h ahead of Athens. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Athens 08:44 8:44 AM Zanzibar 09:44 9:44 AM You –:–
08:44 8:44 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:56 · 🌙 17:23
09:44 9:44 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:57 · 🌙 18:18
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+1 h
Zanzibar is 1 h ahead of Athens.
When you, Athens and Zanzibar 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
🇹🇿 Zanzibar
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 | 🇹🇿 Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:44 | 09:44 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | East Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Athens | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Athens | Africa/Dar es Salaam |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:56 | 05:57 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 10 h 26 min | 12 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 3,090,508 | 709,809 |
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Athens and Zanzibar: common questions
How many hours ahead of Athens is Zanzibar?
The clocks in Zanzibar 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 Zanzibar?
At 9:00 AM in Athens, clocks in Zanzibar show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Zanzibar at the end of the working day in Athens?
The working day in Athens ends at 6:00 PM; in Zanzibar it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Athens and in Zanzibar 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 Zanzibar.
When does the date change in Zanzibar compared with Athens?
The new day starts in Zanzibar earlier: at 11:00 PM in Athens it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Zanzibar, Athens is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Athens and Zanzibar the same all year?
No. Only Athens switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Zanzibar and Athens will have the same time.
