Sunrise & Sunset in Columbus
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
Sunrise
7:50 AM
Sunset
6:42 PM
Today in Columbus, Ohio, sunrise is at 7:50 AM and sunset at 6:42 PM, giving 10 h 52 min of daylight — 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 6:19 AM | 8:13 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 6:51 AM | 7:41 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 7:22 AM | 7:10 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 7:50 AM | 6:42 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 8:27 AM | 6:05 PM |
| Solar noon | 1:16 PM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
Columbus sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 7:28 AM | 7:14 PM | 11 h 46 min |
| 2 Fri | 7:29 AM | 7:13 PM | 11 h 43 min |
| 3 Sat | 7:30 AM | 7:11 PM | 11 h 41 min |
| 4 Sun | 7:31 AM | 7:09 PM | 11 h 38 min |
| 5 Mon | 7:32 AM | 7:08 PM | 11 h 35 min |
| 6 Tue | 7:33 AM | 7:06 PM | 11 h 33 min |
| 7 Wed | 7:34 AM | 7:05 PM | 11 h 30 min |
| 8 Thu | 7:35 AM | 7:03 PM | 11 h 28 min |
| 9 Fri | 7:36 AM | 7:01 PM | 11 h 25 min |
| 10 Sat | 7:37 AM | 7:00 PM | 11 h 23 min |
| 11 Sun | 7:38 AM | 6:58 PM | 11 h 20 min |
| 12 Mon | 7:39 AM | 6:57 PM | 11 h 17 min |
| 13 Tue | 7:40 AM | 6:55 PM | 11 h 15 min |
| 14 Wed | 7:41 AM | 6:54 PM | 11 h 12 min |
| 15 Thu | 7:43 AM | 6:52 PM | 11 h 10 min |
| 16 Fri | 7:44 AM | 6:51 PM | 11 h 7 min |
| 17 Sat | 7:45 AM | 6:49 PM | 11 h 5 min |
| 18 Sun | 7:46 AM | 6:48 PM | 11 h 2 min |
| 19 Mon | 7:47 AM | 6:46 PM | 11 h 0 min |
| 20 Tue | 7:48 AM | 6:45 PM | 10 h 57 min |
| 21 Wed | 7:49 AM | 6:44 PM | 10 h 55 min |
| 22 Thu | 7:50 AM | 6:42 PM | 10 h 52 min |
| 23 Fri | 7:51 AM | 6:41 PM | 10 h 50 min |
| 24 Sat | 7:52 AM | 6:40 PM | 10 h 47 min |
| 25 Sun | 7:53 AM | 6:38 PM | 10 h 45 min |
| 26 Mon | 7:54 AM | 6:37 PM | 10 h 43 min |
| 27 Tue | 7:55 AM | 6:36 PM | 10 h 40 min |
| 28 Wed | 7:57 AM | 6:34 PM | 10 h 38 min |
| 29 Thu | 7:58 AM | 6:33 PM | 10 h 35 min |
| 30 Fri | 7:59 AM | 6:32 PM | 10 h 33 min |
| 31 Sat | 8:00 AM | 6:31 PM | 10 h 31 min |
Sunrise and sunset in Columbus: questions and answers
What time is sunset in Columbus today?
6:42 PM local time (Eastern Daylight Time). Civil twilight ends at 7:10 PM.
What time is sunrise in Columbus tomorrow?
7:51 AM.
When is golden hour in Columbus today?
In the evening from about 6:05 PM until sunset at 6:42 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 8:27 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in Columbus?
About 15 h 1 min at the June solstice, and about 9 h 20 min at the December solstice.
Calculated for 39.96°, -83.00°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.