Current Time: | May 15, 2024 at 9:17:03 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:08 am↑ 59° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 9:27 pm↑ 301° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 1:08 pm↑ 66° East |
Moonset Today: | 3:29 am↑ 297° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 15 hours, 19 minutes (+2m 39s) |
Today's Sun Position in City of Columbus
Time: | 9:17 pm |
Altitude: | 1.0° |
Direction: | 299° NW |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 15h 19m (May 15, 2024)
2 minutes, 39 seconds longer than yesterday (May 14, 2024)
7 hours, 4 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
52 minutes, 18 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in City of Columbus today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in City of Columbus Today
Day, night, and twilight times in City of Columbus today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 3:34 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 3:34 am – 4:39 am |
Nautical Twilight | 4:39 am – 5:30 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:30 am – 6:08 am |
Daylight | 6:08 am – 9:27 pm |
Civil Twilight | 9:27 pm – 10:05 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 10:05 pm – 10:56 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 10:56 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in City of Columbus - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 15 | 6:08 am | 9:27 pm | 15:19:00 | +2:39 | 1:47 pm (60.2°) | 93.980 |
May 16 | 6:07 am | 9:28 pm | 15:21:36 | +2:36 | 1:47 pm (60.4°) | 93.999 |
May 17 | 6:05 am | 9:30 pm | 15:24:10 | +2:33 | 1:47 pm (60.7°) | 94.018 |
May 18 | 6:04 am | 9:31 pm | 15:26:40 | +2:30 | 1:47 pm (60.9°) | 94.037 |
May 19 | 6:03 am | 9:32 pm | 15:29:08 | +2:27 | 1:47 pm (61.1°) | 94.055 |
May 20 | 6:02 am | 9:33 pm | 15:31:32 | +2:24 | 1:47 pm (61.3°) | 94.073 |
May 21 | 6:01 am | 9:35 pm | 15:33:52 | +2:20 | 1:47 pm (61.5°) | 94.091 |
* All times are local time for City of Columbus. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 19 | 10:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 3:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 7:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 3:21 am |
* All times are local City of Columbus time. |
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Today's Moon in City of Columbus
Percent Illuminated: | 55.9% |
Time: | 9:17 pm |
Altitude: | 53.5° |
Direction: | 197° S |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in City of Columbus today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in City of Columbus - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 15 | - | 3:29 am | 1:08 pm | 8:35 pm | (54.6°) | 250,299 | 55.6% | |||
May 16 | - | 3:45 am | 2:17 pm | 9:15 pm | (49.2°) | 251,250 | 65.2% | |||
May 17 | - | 3:59 am | 3:24 pm | 9:55 pm | (43.4°) | 251,392 | 74.1% | |||
May 18 | - | 4:11 am | 4:31 pm | 10:34 pm | (37.6°) | 250,786 | 82.1% | |||
May 19 | - | 4:23 am | 5:39 pm | 11:13 pm | (31.8°) | 249,541 | 89.0% | |||
May 20 | - | 4:36 am | 6:48 pm | 11:55 pm | (26.2°) | 247,796 | 94.4% | |||
May 21 | - | 4:51 am | 8:01 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
* All times are local time for City of Columbus. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in City of Columbus This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 15, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 5:27 am | Thu 6:58 pm | Thu 12:12 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 6:00 am | Thu 8:56 pm | Thu 1:27 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Thu 4:38 am | Thu 5:19 pm | Thu 10:58 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Wed 6:21 am | Wed 9:32 pm | Wed 1:57 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Saturn | Thu 3:57 am | Thu 3:02 pm | Thu 9:30 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Thu 6:03 am | Thu 9:07 pm | Thu 1:35 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Thu 4:15 am | Thu 4:07 pm | Thu 10:11 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for City of Columbus. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in City of Columbus