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Columbia, MO, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 94.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 5, 2026 at 12:05:42 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:35 am 97° East
Sunset Today: 6:06 pm 263° West
Moonrise Today: 8:43 pm 103° East
Moonset Today: 7:26 am 262° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 31 minutes (+2m 31s)
Location of ColumbiaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Columbia

Time:12:05 pm
Altitude:45.1°
Direction:175° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:11h 30m 35s (Mar 5, 2026)

2 minutes, 31 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 4, 2026)

2 hours, 4 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

3 hours, 23 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Columbia Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:07 am
Astro. Twilight5:07 am – 5:38 am
Nautical Twilight5:38 am – 6:09 am
Civil Twilight6:09 am – 6:35 am
Daylight6:35 am – 6:06 pm
Civil Twilight6:06 pm – 6:32 pm
Nautical Twilight6:32 pm – 7:03 pm
Astro. Twilight7:03 pm – 7:34 pm
Night7:34 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Columbia - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 56:35 am6:06 pm11:30:35+2:3112:20 pm (45.2°)92.202
Mar 66:34 am6:07 pm11:33:06+2:3112:20 pm (45.6°)92.226
Mar 76:32 am6:08 pm11:35:38+2:3112:20 pm (46.0°)92.250
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Mar 87:31 am7:09 pm11:38:10+2:321:19 pm (46.4°)92.274
Mar 97:29 am7:10 pm11:40:43+2:321:19 pm (46.8°)92.299
Mar 107:28 am7:11 pm11:43:15+2:321:19 pm (47.2°)92.324
Mar 117:26 am7:12 pm11:45:48+2:321:19 pm (47.6°)92.349
* All times are local time for Columbia. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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Today's Moon in Columbia

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Columbia - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 5-7:26 am8:43 pm1:38 am(45.4°)242,48096.3%
Mar 6-7:49 am9:46 pm2:20 am(39.4°)245,14791.4%
Mar 7-8:14 am10:49 pm3:04 am(34.0°)247,54784.8%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Mar 8-9:42 am-4:49 am(29.3°)249,48377.0%
Mar 912:52 am10:15 am-5:36 am(25.6°)250,76768.2%
Mar 101:53 am10:55 am-6:25 am(23.1°)251,26958.8%
Mar 112:51 am11:41 am-7:16 am(21.9°)250,91349.1%
* All times are local time for Columbia. 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 Columbia This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Mar 5, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 6:30 amThu 6:24 pmThu 12:27 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 7:16 amThu 7:12 pmThu 1:13 pmFairly good visibility
MarsThu 6:10 amThu 4:59 pmThu 11:34 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 12:57 pmFri 3:41 amThu 8:19 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 7:28 amThu 7:25 pmThu 1:26 pmDifficult to see
UranusThu 9:48 amFri 12:05 amThu 4:57 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 7:22 amThu 7:21 pmThu 1:21 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Columbia.

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