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Ephemeris of Saturday 22 August, 2026

The sun and moon on 08/22/2026 in Greece

(All times given here are in Athens local time)

Sunrise: 6:46 AM
Sunset: 8:09 PM
The sun will be at its zenith at 1:28 PM
Sunshine duration: 13 hours and 23 minutes (-2 minutes compared to yesterday)

Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:47 AM and set at 8:08 PM

Right now the time in Greece is 2:41 PM.
Greece's time difference from the Greenwich meridian: 3 hours(*)
Greece's time difference from Paris: 1 hour
(*) taking into account summer/winter time

8 days moon

On 08/22/2026 the moon will be 8 days old.
Next full moon on 28 August, 2026.
Next new moon on 11 September, 2026.

Commemorations on 22 August

(according to the Greek-Orthodox calendar)

Saints of the day

  • Sts Martyrs Agathonicus, Zoticus, Zeno, Theoprepius, Acyndinus and Severian
    Αγαθονίκου, Ζωτικού, Ζήνωνος, Θεοπρεπίου, Ακινδύνου και Σεβηριανού Μαρτύρων
  • Ste Martyre Anthouse et ses serviteurs Charissime et Néophyte, ainsi que St Athanase Evêque
    Ανθούσης και των οικετών αυτής Χαρισίμου και Νεοφύτου και Αθανασίου Επισκόπου Μαρτύρων

Fasting Instructions: the August 22 is a free of fasting day (κατάλυση)

Today we celebrate these names in Greece

A day like a 22 August

1935

Pavlos Kountouriotis décède dans sa résidence du Palaio Faliro en banlieu d'Athènes à l'âge de 80 ans. Il avait été amiral de la Marine nationale grecque et par deux fois Président de la République.

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