Athens in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.5825, -91.6985
- Elevation
- 186 m above sea level
- Region
- Missouri
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1266 km away
- Same name
- 26 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Athens, Missouri, United States
Get the current local time in Athens, Missouri, United States, a location in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Athens, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Athens
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Athens keeps America/Chicago time.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:38 Solar noon 13:07 Sunset 19:36 Daylight 12 h 58 min Night 11 h 02 min Civil twilight 06:10 – 20:04
Weather in Athens right now
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Athens and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04912
- 12015
- 18810
- 24712
- 30601
- 30602
- 30603
- 30604
- 30605
- 30606
- 30607
- 30608
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Missouri
- Kansas City 475 378
- St. Louis 279 695
- Springfield 170 188
- Kansas City 152 933
- Columbia 129 330
- Independence 117 255
Other places named Athens
- Athens Attica, Greece
- Athens Georgia, United States
- Athens Ohio, United States
- Athens Alabama, United States
- Athens Tennessee, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Croton — 1.1 km
- Anson — 5.7 km
- Keteban Switch (historical) — 7.1 km
- Farmington — 7.4 km
- Peaksville — 8.4 km
- Dumas — 8.7 km
Time and daylight in Athens
Athens counts hours by America/Chicago, which stands at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving is kept: Yes.
Sunrise happens at 06:38 in Athens today and sunset at 19:36. That marks 12 h 58 min of daylight.
The clock in Athens matches the clock in nearby Croton and Anson.
The postal breakdown of Athens runs to 12 codes.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Athens?
- The correct time zone for Athens is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time part of the local schedule in Athens?
- Daylight saving time in Athens: Yes.
- Please give the sunset time for Athens.
- The sun sets at 19:36.