Kirkuk to Athens: time difference
Athens is 1 h behind Kirkuk. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇬🇷 Athens, Greece
58
- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 06:56 · 🌙 17:23 · 10 h 26 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Kirkuk 17:40 5:40 PM Athens 16:40 4:40 PM You –:–
17:40 5:40 PM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:29 · 🌙 17:04
16:40 4:40 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:56 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
Athens is 1 h behind Kirkuk.
When you, Kirkuk 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
🇮🇶 Kirkuk
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 | 🇮🇶 Kirkuk | 🇬🇷 Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:40 | 16:40 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Kirkuk | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Baghdad | Europe/Athens |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:29 | 06:56 |
| Sunset | 17:04 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 10 h 35 min | 10 h 26 min |
| People on this clock | 850,787 | 3,090,508 |
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Kirkuk and Athens: common questions
How many hours behind Kirkuk is Athens?
The clocks in Athens are 1 hour behind those in Kirkuk (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Athens at the start of the working day in Kirkuk?
The working day in Kirkuk starts at 9:00 AM; in Athens it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Athens at the end of the working day in Kirkuk?
The working day in Kirkuk ends at 6:00 PM; in Athens it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Kirkuk and in Athens overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kirkuk, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Athens.
When is it still the previous day in Athens?
Until 1:00 AM in Kirkuk 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 Kirkuk.
Does the time gap between Kirkuk and Athens change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Athens but not in Kirkuk. From March 28, 2027, Athens and Kirkuk will have the same time.
