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Ephemeris of Thursday 12 March, 2026

The sun and moon on 03/12/2026 in Greece

(All times given here are in Athens local time)

Sunrise: 6:40 AM
Sunset: 6:29 PM
The sun will be at its zenith at 12:34 PM
Sunshine duration: 11 hours and 48 minutes (+2 minutes compared to yesterday)

Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:39 AM and set at 6:30 PM

Right now the time in Greece is 3:40 AM.
Greece's time difference from the Greenwich meridian: 2 hours(*)
Greece's time difference from Paris: 1 hour
(*) taking into account summer/winter time

22 days moon

On 03/12/2026 the moon will be 22 days old.
Next full moon on 2 April, 2026.
Next new moon on 19 March, 2026.

Commemorations on 12 March

(according to the Greek-Orthodox calendar)

Saints of the day

  • Saint Gregory the Great, Pope of Rome
    Αγίου Γρηγορίου του Μέγα, Πάπα Pώμης
  • Saint Theophanes the Confessor, of Sigriane
    Αγίου Θεοφάνους του Oμολογητού, της Σιγριανής
  • Saint Symeon, the New Theologian
    Αγίου Συμεών, του νέου Θεολόγου
  • Saint Phineas the just
    Αγίου Φινεές του Δικαίου

Fasting Instructions: the March 12 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

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