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Ephemeris of Wednesday 24 April, 2024

The sun and moon on 04/24/2024 in Greece

(All times given here are in Athens local time)

Sunrise: 6:35 AM
Sunset: 8:10 PM
The sun will be at its zenith at 1:23 PM
Sunshine duration: 13 hours and 35 minutes (2 minutes compared to yesterday)

Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:34 AM and set at 8:11 PM

Right now the time in Greece is 1:00 AM.
Greece's time difference from the Greenwich meridian: 3 hours(*)
Greece's time difference from Paris: 1 hour
(*) taking into account summer/winter time

14 days moon

On 04/24/2024 the moon was 14 days old.
Next full moon on 23 May, 2024.
Next new moon on 8 May, 2024.

Commemorations on 24 April

(according to the Greek-Orthodox calendar)

Saints of the day

  • Ste Mère Elisabeth, la Thaumaturge
  • St Nicolas de Magnésie
  • Sts Sabas le Stratilate, le Goth et 70 soldats
  • St Duc de Mytilène, le tailleur

Fasting Instructions: the April 24 is a complete fasting day; Of course you can still eat legumes and cabbages, as long as you only cook them with water and salt. Fruit, bread, honey and nuts are also allowed (νηστεία)

Today we celebrate these names in Greece

Un jour comme un 24 April

2004

Suivant la recommandation du Président de la République de ChypreTassos Papadopoulos, les Chypriotes-Grecs rejettent à 75,83% le plan "Anan", du nom du Secrétaire général de l'ONU, lors d'un référendum pour la réunification de Chypre. Les Turcochyptriotes, eux, l'approuvent à 64,91%.

1997

Pour la première fois de son histoire, Olympiakos bat Barcelone 73-58 à l'Euroligue et devient champion d'Europe du basket.