Varanasi to Athens: time difference
Athens is 2 h 30 min behind Varanasi. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Varanasi 05:08 5:08 AM Athens 02:38 2:38 AM You –:–
05:08 5:08 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:58 · 🌙 17:29
02:38 2:38 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:45
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−2 h 30 min
Athens is 2 h 30 min behind Varanasi.
When you, Varanasi 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
🇮🇳 Varanasi
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
21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇳 Varanasi | 🇬🇷 Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:08 | 02:38 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Varanasi | — | −2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Kolkata | Europe/Athens |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:58 | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 17:29 | 18:45 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 3,100,000 | 3,090,508 |
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Varanasi and Athens: common questions
What is the time difference between Varanasi and Athens?
Athens is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind: it uses UTC+3, while Varanasi is on UTC+5:30.
If it is 9:00 AM in Varanasi, what time is it in Athens?
At 9:00 AM in Varanasi, clocks in Athens show 6:30 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Varanasi, what time is it in Athens?
At 6:00 PM in Varanasi, clocks in Athens show 3:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Athens from Varanasi?
Between 11:30 AM and 6:00 PM in Varanasi – that is 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Athens – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Varanasi is it still yesterday in Athens?
Before 2:30 AM in Varanasi, the date in Athens has not changed yet. From 9:30 PM in Athens, it is already the next day in Varanasi.
Does the time difference between Varanasi and Athens change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Athens. From October 25, 2026, Athens will be 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Varanasi.
