🇿🇦 Sandton, South Africa
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- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 45 min
Sandton to Athens: time difference
Athens is 1 h ahead of Sandton. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sandton 09:40 9:40 AM Athens 10:40 10:40 AM You –:–
09:40 9:40 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 18:16
10:40 10:40 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:45
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+1 h
Athens is 1 h ahead of Sandton.
When you, Sandton 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
🇿🇦 Sandton
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🇬🇷 Athens
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 | 🇿🇦 Sandton | 🇬🇷 Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 09:40 | 10:40 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | South Africa Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Sandton | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Johannesburg | Europe/Athens |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:31 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 18:45 |
| Daylight | 12 h 45 min | 11 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 222,415 | 3,090,508 |
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Sandton and Athens: common questions
What is the time difference between Sandton and Athens?
Athens is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Sandton is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Athens at the start of the working day in Sandton?
The working day in Sandton starts at 9:00 AM; in Athens it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Athens when it is 6:00 PM in Sandton?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sandton, it is 7:00 PM in Athens.
When is a good time to call Athens from Sandton?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Sandton – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Athens – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Athens?
From 11:00 PM in Sandton it is already the next day in Athens. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Athens it is still the previous day in Sandton.
Does the time gap between Sandton and Athens change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Athens but not in Sandton. From October 25, 2026, Athens and Sandton will have the same time.
