United States
Time now in Columbus
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:19Sunset 07:39Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
160
Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
07:39
Day length
13h 20m
Coordinates
36.76, -89.10
Time difference from Columbus
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Columbus right now.
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About the time 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 160 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.
Columbus is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −5 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Frequently asked questions about time in Columbus
- Does Columbus change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Columbus today?
- Sunrise is at 06:19 and sunset at 07:39, giving 13h 20m 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).
- Which time zone is Columbus in?
- Columbus uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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