Current Local Time in Athens, Georgia, USA

9:46:00 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Georgia (GA)
Lat/Long:	33°58'N / 83°23'W
Elevation:	227 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

25 °F

Clear.
51 / 26 °F

Thu 22.		50 / 39 °F
Fri 23.		53 / 41 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:36 am
↑ 114° Southeast

Sunset

5:53 pm
↑ 247° West

Day length

10 hours, 17 minutes
+1m 22s longer

Moon 8.0%

Rise – 9:23 am
Set – 8:53 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:44 pm
Altitude: 36.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:09 am – 6:39 am
6:50 pm – 7:20 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:39 am – 7:09 am
6:20 pm – 6:50 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:09 am – 7:36 am
5:53 pm – 6:20 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
11:47 pm

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Airports

Athens-Ben Epps Airport, AHN
About 3 mi ESE of Athens
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, ATL
About 64 mi WSW of Athens

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9:4600am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026