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Columbus, MS, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 80.2%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 18, 2024 at 10:53:54 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:19 am 76° East
Sunset Today: 7:27 pm 284° West
Moonrise Today: 2:51 pm 73° East
Moonset Today: 3:53 am 289° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 8 minutes (+1m 56s)
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Today's Sun Position in Columbus

Time:10:53 pm
Altitude:-37.0°
Direction:323° NW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 8m 12s (Apr 18, 2024)

1 minute, 56 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 17, 2024)

3 hours, 12 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

1 hour, 14 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Columbus Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:51 am
Astro. Twilight4:51 am – 5:22 am
Nautical Twilight5:22 am – 5:53 am
Civil Twilight5:53 am – 6:19 am
Daylight6:19 am – 7:27 pm
Civil Twilight7:27 pm – 7:53 pm
Nautical Twilight7:53 pm – 8:23 pm
Astro. Twilight8:23 pm – 8:55 pm
Night8:55 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Columbus - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 186:19 am7:27 pm13:08:12+1:5612:52 pm (67.7°)93.353
Apr 196:17 am7:28 pm13:10:08+1:5512:52 pm (68.0°)93.378
Apr 206:16 am7:28 pm13:12:03+1:5512:52 pm (68.4°)93.403
Apr 216:15 am7:29 pm13:13:57+1:5412:52 pm (68.7°)93.428
Apr 226:14 am7:30 pm13:15:51+1:5312:52 pm (69.0°)93.453
Apr 236:13 am7:31 pm13:17:44+1:5212:51 pm (69.4°)93.478
Apr 246:12 am7:31 pm13:19:36+1:5212:51 pm (69.7°)93.503
* 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.

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Today's Moon in Columbus

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Columbus - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 18-3:53 am2:51 pm9:39 pm(68.6°)251,74279.9%
Apr 19-4:19 am3:47 pm10:19 pm(63.0°)252,04287.0%
Apr 20-4:43 am4:42 pm10:58 pm(57.1°)251,71492.8%
Apr 21-5:06 am5:37 pm11:37 pm(51.2°)250,86197.0%
Apr 22-5:30 am6:33 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Apr 23-5:55 am7:31 pm12:17 am(45.4°)249,58699.4%
Apr 24-6:22 am8:31 pm1:00 am(40.0°)247,98699.9%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Columbus This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Apr 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:44 amFri 6:24 pmFri 12:04 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusFri 5:51 amFri 6:27 pmFri 12:08 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:41 amFri 4:22 pmFri 10:31 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 7:27 amFri 9:07 pmFri 2:17 pmAverage visibility
SaturnFri 4:27 amFri 3:53 pmFri 10:10 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 7:26 amFri 9:09 pmFri 2:17 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 5:00 amFri 4:54 pmFri 10:57 amExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Columbus.

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