Lagos and Athens working-hours overlap
On Monday, 28 September 2026, Lagos is 2 hours behind Athens — UTC+01:00 against UTC+03:00. Their working hours overlap for 6 hours that day, between 08:00–14:00 UTC — 09:00–15:00 in Lagos and 11:00–17:00 in Athens. Lagos does not change clocks at all. Athens changes clocks on Sunday, 25 October 2026, and the gap between them goes from 2 hours to 1 hour.
Every figure on this page describes Monday, 28 September 2026 — a fixed day, not the day you are reading it. Working hours are 09:00–17:00 local time for both cities; change either, or pick another date, in the overlap calculator.
Shared working hours
Everyone is at work between 08:00–14:00 UTC — 6 hours.
| City | Local time | Offset |
|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 09:00–15:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Athens | 11:00–17:00 | UTC+03:00 |
Each city's working day
| City | Local hours | In UTC | Offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 09:00–17:00 | 08:00–16:00 UTC | UTC+01:00 | No daylight saving |
| Athens | 09:00–17:00 | 06:00–14:00 UTC | UTC+03:00 | UTC+03:00 → UTC+02:00, 25 Oct 2026 |
How the shared window moves through the year
Athens changes clocks on Sunday, 25 October 2026, and Lagos never does, so the gap between them moves only when Athens's clocks do. Each row is the same pair of working days, sampled once a month, so the window's size and position follow the clock changes described above.
| Month | Shared window | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 08:00–14:00 UTC | 6 hours |
| 2026-11 | 08:00–15:00 UTC | 7 hours |
| 2026-12 | 08:00–15:00 UTC | 7 hours |
| 2027-01 | 08:00–15:00 UTC | 7 hours |
| 2027-02 | 08:00–15:00 UTC | 7 hours |
| 2027-03 | 08:00–15:00 UTC | 7 hours |
| 2027-04 | 08:00–14:00 UTC | 6 hours |
| 2027-05 | 08:00–14:00 UTC | 6 hours |
| 2027-06 | 08:00–14:00 UTC | 6 hours |
| 2027-07 | 08:00–14:00 UTC | 6 hours |
| 2027-08 | 08:00–14:00 UTC | 6 hours |
| 2027-09 | 08:00–14:00 UTC | 6 hours |
Questions
- What time can Lagos and Athens meet?
- 08:00–14:00 UTC on Monday, 28 September 2026 — 6 hours. In Lagos that is 09:00–15:00, and in Athens it is 11:00–17:00.
- How far apart are Lagos and Athens?
- On Monday, 28 September 2026, Lagos is 2 hours behind Athens — UTC+01:00 against UTC+03:00. Lagos does not change clocks at all. Athens changes clocks on Sunday, 25 October 2026, and the gap between them goes from 2 hours to 1 hour.
- Does the overlap between Lagos and Athens change through the year?
- Athens changes clocks on Sunday, 25 October 2026, and Lagos never does, so the gap between them moves only when Athens's clocks do. Sampled once a month across the twelve months from Monday, 28 September 2026 the window is 08:00–14:00 UTC, 08:00–15:00 UTC.
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Or read how overlap is calculated and the other questions people ask about scheduling across time zones.