United States
Time now in Columbus
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 08:04Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
3,312
Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
08:04
Day length
13h 23m
Coordinates
37.17, -94.84
Time difference from Columbus
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Columbus right now.
Columbus on the map
About the time in Columbus
Sunrise today lands at 06:41 and sunset at 08:04 local time, giving 13h 23m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (37.17, -94.84) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Columbus.
Columbus runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 3,312 people live in Columbus, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Columbus
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Columbus?
- Columbus is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- When do the sun rise and set in Columbus today?
- Sunrise is at 06:41 and sunset at 08:04, giving 13h 23m of daylight.
- What time is it in Columbus right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Columbus, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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