Columbus, Georgia Sunset Time Today

Columbus sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Columbus, GA · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:37 PM Sunrise 7:27 AM

12h 10m of daylight, −1m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Columbus · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:27 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:36 PM

Sunrise the same time as today · sunset 1 minute earlier than today

In Columbus, the sun rises at 7:27 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:36 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:27 AM8:00 AM

Blue hour7:03 AM7:27 AM

Evening

Golden hour7:07 PM7:37 PM

Blue hour7:37 PM8:04 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Columbus

The sun rises in Columbus at 7:27 AM today and at 7:27 AM tomorrow (the same time as today).

First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 7:03 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:27 AM to 8:00 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:27 AM7:37 PM12h 10m
Tue, Sep 227:27 AM7:36 PM12h 9m
Wed, Sep 237:28 AM7:34 PM12h 6m
Thu, Sep 247:29 AM7:33 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 257:29 AM7:32 PM12h 3m
Sat, Sep 267:30 AM7:30 PM12h 0m
Sun, Sep 277:30 AM7:29 PM11h 59m

Columbus daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:42 AM5:45 PM10h 3m
Feb7:35 AM6:13 PM10h 38m
Mar7:08 AM6:37 PM11h 29m
Apr7:28 AM8:00 PM12h 31m
May6:54 AM8:21 PM13h 28m
Jun6:34 AM8:43 PM14h 9m
Jul6:36 AM8:52 PM14h 15m
Aug6:55 AM8:39 PM13h 44m
Sep7:15 AM8:06 PM12h 50m
Oct7:34 AM7:26 PM11h 52m
Nov6:58 AM5:50 PM10h 53m
Dec7:24 AM5:35 PM10h 11m

Columbus’s longest and shortest days

From 14h 17m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 10h 1m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2114h 17m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 7m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 9m
Shortest dayDec 2110h 1m

How fast Columbus gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 6s a day+35m
Febgaining 1m 51s a day+51m
Margaining 2m 1s a day+1h 2m
Aprgaining 1m 54s a day+56m
Maygaining 1m 24s a day+41m
Jungaining 16s a day+7m
Jullosing 59s a day−31m
Auglosing 1m 44s a day−54m
Seplosing 1m 58s a day−59m
Octlosing 1m 56s a day−59m
Novlosing 1m 28s a day−42m
Declosing 19s a day−7m

Columbus golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox7:19–7:51 PM7:51–8:16 PM7:44–8:17 AM7:20–7:44 AM
Summer solstice8:15–8:51 PM8:51–9:19 PM6:33–7:10 AM6:05–6:33 AM
Fall equinox7:05–7:38 PM7:38–8:02 PM7:28–8:01 AM7:04–7:28 AM
Winter solstice5:01–5:39 PM5:39–6:06 PM7:38–8:16 AM7:11–7:38 AM

Daylight saving time in Columbus

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−4
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−5

Why sunset time shifts in Columbus

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Columbus, the longest day carries about 14h 17m of daylight and the shortest just 10h 1m — a swing of roughly 4h 17m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Columbus’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Columbus?
Columbus's earliest sunset in 2026 is 5:35 PM around December 4, 17 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:52 PM around June 29, 8 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Columbus get on the longest and shortest days?
Columbus gets about 14h 17m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 10h 1m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 4h 17m.
When is golden hour in Columbus?
Near the June solstice, Columbus's evening golden hour runs 8:15–8:51 PM and the morning one 6:33–7:10 AM. Near the December solstice they run 5:01–5:39 PM and 7:38–8:16 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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