Current Local Time in Columbus, Ohio, USA

3:39:48 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Ohio (OH)
Lat/Long:	39°58'N / 83°00'W
Elevation:	233 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

18 °F

Passing clouds.
36 / 14 °F

Thu 22.		34 / 19 °F
Fri 23.		21 / 3 °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

7:48 am
↑ 115° Southeast

Sunset

5:38 pm
↑ 245° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 49 minutes
+1m 44s longer

Moon 6.6%

Rise – 9:29 am
Set – 8:46 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:43 pm
Altitude: 30.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:14 am – 6:46 am
6:40 pm – 7:12 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:46 am – 7:19 am
6:07 pm – 6:40 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:19 am – 7:48 am
5:38 pm – 6:07 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

John Glenn International, CMH
About 6 mi ENE of Columbus
Dayton International Airport, DAY
About 65 mi W of Columbus

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3:3948am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026