Current Local Time in Columbus, Georgia, USA

8:20:33 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Georgia (GA)
Lat/Long:	32°28'N / 85°00'W
Elevation:	73 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

32 °F

Sunny.
58 / 30 °F

Thu 22.		63 / 45 °F
Fri 23.		67 / 47 °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

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Sunrise

7:40 am
↑ 113° Southeast

Sunset

6:02 pm
↑ 247° West

Day length

10 hours, 23 minutes
+1m 17s longer

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 9:28 am
Set – 9:01 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:51 pm
Altitude: 37.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:14 am – 6:43 am
6:59 pm – 7:28 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:43 am – 7:13 am
6:29 pm – 6:59 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:13 am – 7:40 am
6:02 pm – 6:29 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

Columbus Metropolitan Airport, CSG
About 5 mi NE of Columbus
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, ATL
About 87 mi NNE of Columbus

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8:2033am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026