Current Time: | May 3, 2024 at 1:47:29 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:50 am↑ 71° East |
Sunset Today: | 8:23 pm↑ 290° West |
Moonrise Today: | 4:06 am↑ 104° East |
Moonset Today: | 3:36 pm↑ 260° West |
Daylight Hours: | 13 hours, 32 minutes (+1m 39s) |
Today's Sun Position in Columbus
Time: | 1:47 pm |
Altitude: | 73.3° |
Direction: | 189° S |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 13h 32m 11s (May 3, 2024)
1 minute, 39 seconds longer than yesterday (May 2, 2024)
3 hours, 31 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)
44 minutes, 55 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in 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 Columbus Today
Day, night, and twilight times in 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 – 5:20 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:20 am – 5:53 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:53 am – 6:24 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:24 am – 6:50 am |
Daylight | 6:50 am – 8:23 pm |
Civil Twilight | 8:23 pm – 8:49 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:49 pm – 9:21 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 9:21 pm – 9:54 pm |
Night | 9:54 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Columbus - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 3 | 6:50 am | 8:23 pm | 13:32:11 | +1:39 | 1:36 pm (73.5°) | 93.723 |
May 4 | 6:49 am | 8:23 pm | 13:33:49 | +1:38 | 1:36 pm (73.8°) | 93.746 |
May 5 | 6:49 am | 8:24 pm | 13:35:26 | +1:36 | 1:36 pm (74.1°) | 93.769 |
May 6 | 6:48 am | 8:25 pm | 13:37:02 | +1:35 | 1:36 pm (74.4°) | 93.792 |
May 7 | 6:47 am | 8:26 pm | 13:38:36 | +1:34 | 1:36 pm (74.6°) | 93.814 |
May 8 | 6:46 am | 8:26 pm | 13:40:10 | +1:33 | 1:36 pm (74.9°) | 93.836 |
May 9 | 6:45 am | 8:27 pm | 13:41:42 | +1:31 | 1:36 pm (75.2°) | 93.858 |
* All times are local time for 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 | 11:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 4:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 8:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 4:21 am |
* All times are local Columbus time. |
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Today's Moon in Columbus
Percent Illuminated: | 25.2% |
Time: | 1:47 pm |
Altitude: | 20.1° |
Direction: | 244° SW |
Position: | Waning Crescent |
The Moon's path in 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 Columbus - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 3 | 4:06 am | 3:36 pm | - | 9:47 am | (46.8°) | 227,799 | 26.9% | |||
May 4 | 4:38 am | 4:45 pm | - | 10:37 am | (53.9°) | 226,371 | 16.8% | |||
May 5 | 5:08 am | 5:54 pm | - | 11:26 am | (61.3°) | 225,692 | 8.7% | |||
May 6 | 5:40 am | 7:04 pm | - | 12:17 pm | (68.4°) | 225,917 | 3.0% | |||
May 7 | 6:14 am | 8:16 pm | - | 1:10 pm | (74.9°) | 227,116 | 0.3% | |||
May 8 | 6:52 am | 9:29 pm | - | 2:06 pm | (80.2°) | 229,247 | 0.6% | |||
May 9 | 7:37 am | 10:39 pm | - | 3:05 pm | (83.9°) | 232,152 | 3.8% | |||
* All times are local time for 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 Columbus This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 3, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 5:50 am | Fri 6:19 pm | Fri 12:04 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 6:30 am | Fri 7:39 pm | Fri 1:04 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Fri 5:00 am | Fri 5:04 pm | Fri 11:02 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Fri 7:31 am | Fri 9:12 pm | Fri 2:21 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Fri 4:22 am | Fri 3:50 pm | Fri 10:06 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Fri 7:22 am | Fri 9:02 pm | Fri 2:12 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Fri 4:52 am | Fri 4:48 pm | Fri 10:50 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Columbus. |