Damascus to Athens: time difference
Athens is 1 h behind Damascus. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Damascus 00:00 12:00 AM Athens 23:00 11:00 PM You –:–
00:00 12:00 AM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 06:58 · 🌙 17:41
23:00 11:00 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 17:24
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−1 h
Athens is 1 h behind Damascus.
When you, Damascus and Athens are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇸🇾 Damascus
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
🇬🇷 Athens
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇸🇾 Damascus | 🇬🇷 Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:00 | 23:00 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | GMT+03:00 | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Damascus | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Damascus | Europe/Athens |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:58 | 06:55 |
| Sunset | 17:41 | 17:24 |
| Daylight | 10 h 43 min | 10 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 1,414,913 | 3,090,508 |
Compare Damascus with another city
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Damascus and Athens: common questions
How many hours behind Damascus is Athens?
The clocks in Athens are 1 hour behind those in Damascus (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Athens when it is 9:00 AM in Damascus?
When it is 9:00 AM in Damascus, it is 8:00 AM in Athens.
If it is 6:00 PM in Damascus, what time is it in Athens?
At 6:00 PM in Damascus, clocks in Athens show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Athens from Damascus?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Damascus – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Athens – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Athens?
Until 1:00 AM in Damascus it is still the previous day in Athens. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Athens it is already the next day in Damascus.
Is the time difference between Damascus and Athens the same all year?
No. Only Athens switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Athens and Damascus will have the same time.
