Time in Greece
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In Greece, the standard time is Eastern European Time (Greek: Ώρα Ανατολικής Ευρώπης; EET; UTC+02:00).[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/greece Time in Greece]. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021. Daylight saving time, which moves one hour ahead to UTC+03:00[https://www.lonelyplanet.com/greece/lipsi/practical-information/directory/time/a/nar/8baa8c65-5a30-4e92-9c71-777cf5a7b511/1003341 Time in Greece]. Lonely Planet. Retrieved 3 May 2021. is observed from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/greece/ Greece] at The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 3 May 2021. Greece adopted EET in 1916.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
Time notation
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The 12-hour notation is used in verbal communication, but the 24-hour format is also used along with the 12-hour notation in writing. The minutes are usually written with two digits; the hour numbers are written with or without a leading zero.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
IANA time zone database
In the IANA time zone database, Greece is given the zone Europe/Athens.[https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb-2020f/europe Europe] (2020 edition) at the tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://time.is/Greece Current time in Greece] at Time.is
- [https://www.convertworld.com/el/zwnes-chronu/athina-ellada.html Time in Athens, Greece] at ConvertWorld.com (in Greek)
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