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Sunrise & Sunset in Columbus, IN
The sun rises in Columbus today at 6:54 AM and sets at 8:46 PM, giving 13 hours 52 minutes of daylight — 2 minutes less than yesterday. First light is at 6:25 AM, last light at 9:15 PM, and solar noon at 1:50 PM.
It's 4:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time in Columbus.
Eastern Daylight Time · Tuesday, August 11, 2026 · Calculated for central Columbus — recomputed live in your browser for today's date.
Daylight in Columbus
Next: Sunset at 8:46 PM
Sunrise 6:54 AM · Sunset 8:46 PM
The curve is how high the sun climbs through the day; the band beneath it runs from first light to last light.
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Where the sun is right now
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Columbus is the marker on the globe — on the daylit half right now, riding the dotted circle its spot traces as the Earth turns. The moon is 12° from the sun in the sky now, and that angle is the phase: waning crescent. You are looking down on the Earth from far above its orbit, from the north — the side you are on — with sunlight arriving from the top left, so the half of the Earth facing that way is the half having its day. Sizes and distances are not to scale; the directions are.
That angle sets the tides, too. The moon does most of the pulling and the sun about half as much, so when the two line up — new moon and full moon — their pulls add and the tide runs to its biggest (spring tides); when they sit square on at the quarters the pulls fight and it runs to its smallest (neaps). The coast follows a day or two behind, and the shape of the shore matters as much as the sky does.
Also see moonrise, moonset & the phase in Columbus, and the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for Columbus, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.
The moon is up too — 39.7° above the horizon in the west. Moonrise, moonset and tonight's phase →
The sun is well up. Altitude is how far above the horizon the sun sits; azimuth is the compass bearing to look along, measured clockwise from north. Shown for 4:44 PM; this updates to the live position when the page loads.
Sunrise & sunset tomorrow in Columbus
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Tomorrow in Columbus the sun rises at 6:55 AM and sets at 8:44 PM — 13 hours 50 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes shorter than today. Recomputed in your browser, so it is always the next day from now.
Twilight, golden hour & blue hour
The three twilights are just how far the sun is below the horizon: civil to −6° (bright enough to read outside), nautical to −12° (the horizon is still visible at sea), astronomical to −18° (true darkness for stargazing). Golden hour is the warm, low-angle light photographers love, when the sun sits between −4° and +6°; blue hour is the deep-blue band just beyond it, from −6° to −4°. A dash means the sun never gets that low here on this date.
Next 7 days
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Tue, Aug 11 | 6:54 AM | 8:46 PM | 13 h 52 m | −2 min |
| Tomorrow Wed, Aug 12 | 6:55 AM | 8:44 PM | 13 h 50 m | −2 min |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 6:56 AM | 8:43 PM | 13 h 48 m | −2 min |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 6:57 AM | 8:42 PM | 13 h 45 m | −2 min |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 6:58 AM | 8:41 PM | 13 h 43 m | −2 min |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 6:58 AM | 8:39 PM | 13 h 41 m | −2 min |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 6:59 AM | 8:38 PM | 13 h 39 m | −2 min |
Sunrise & sunset through the year
Longest day: June 21 — 14 h 56 m of daylight. Shortest day: December 22 — 9 h 24 m.
Daylight & seasons in Columbus
- The sun rises in the east-northeast and sets in the west-northwest today.
- Days are getting shorter by about 2 minutes a day right now.
- Columbus gets about 5 hours 31 minutes more daylight on its longest day than its shortest.
- The next autumn equinox is 43 days away, on September 23.
- Of the 365 days this year, today is the 102nd longest here.
- The shortest day of the year is 133 days away, on December 22 — 9 h 24 m of daylight.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Columbus, IN?
Tomorrow (Wednesday, August 12, 2026) the sun rises at 6:55 AM in Columbus and sets at 8:44 PM, giving 13 hours 50 minutes of daylight. The card above recomputes this in your browser, so it is always the day after today wherever you are reading it.
What time is sunrise in Columbus, IN today?
The card above computes it live in your browser for today's date, using Columbus's coordinates — along with sunset, solar noon, first light and last light, all in Columbus's own time zone.
What are first light and last light?
Civil twilight — when the sun is less than 6° below the horizon. It's bright enough for most outdoor activities before sunrise and after sunset.
Why do the times change every day?
Earth's tilted axis means the sun's path moves through the seasons — days lengthen toward the summer solstice and shorten toward the winter solstice, so sunrise and sunset shift a little every day.
About Columbus
These coordinates are what every time on this page is solved for — sunrise, moonrise and the rest are computed from this exact point, not from a regional average.
Related astronomical information
Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.