Current Local Time in Columbia, South Carolina, USA

11:08:32 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	South Carolina (SC)
Lat/Long:	34°00'N / 81°02'W
Elevation:	92 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

45 °F

Sunny.
57 / 24 °F

Thu 22.		63 / 38 °F
Fri 23.		59 / 43 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

About EST — Eastern Standard Time

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Sunrise

7:27 am
↑ 114° Southeast

Sunset

5:43 pm
↑ 247° West

Day length

10 hours, 17 minutes
+1m 22s longer

Moon 8.3%

Rise – 9:13 am
Set – 8:44 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:35 pm
Altitude: 36.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:00 am – 6:30 am
6:41 pm – 7:11 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:30 am – 7:00 am
6:10 pm – 6:41 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:00 am – 7:27 am
5:43 pm – 6:10 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
11:47 pm

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Airports

Columbia Metropolitan Airport, CAE
About 6 mi SW of Columbia
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, CLT
About 84 mi N of Columbia

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11:0832am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026