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Ephemeris of Friday 15 August, 2025

The sun and moon on 08/15/2025 in Greece

(All times given here are in Athens local time)

Sunrise: 6:39 AM
Sunset: 8:19 PM
The sun will be at its zenith at 1:29 PM
Sunshine duration: 13 hours and 40 minutes (-2 minutes compared to yesterday)

Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:40 AM and set at 8:18 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

20 days moon

On 08/15/2025 the moon will be 20 days old.
Next full moon on 7 September, 2025.
Next new moon on 23 August, 2025.

Commemorations on 15 August

(according to the Greek-Orthodox calendar)

Saints of the day

  • Dormition de la Très Sainte Mère de Dieu
    Κοίμησις της Παναγίας Θεοτόκου

Fasting Instructions: the August 15 is a fasting day with fish, wine and oil permitted (ιχθύος)

Today we celebrate these names in Greece

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