United States
Time now in Columbus
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 07:04Sunset 08:28Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
44,061
Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
08:28
Day length
13h 25m
Coordinates
39.21, -85.92
Time difference from Columbus
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Columbus on the map
About the time in Columbus
Sunrise today lands at 07:04 and sunset at 08:28 local time, giving 13h 25m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (39.21, -85.92) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Columbus.
Columbus runs on America/Indiana/Indianapolis, which puts the city UTC −4 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.
Columbus sits at latitude 39.21, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 25m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Columbus
- Which time zone is Columbus in?
- Columbus uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis, currently UTC −4.
- What are normal business hours in Columbus in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Columbus runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- Does Columbus change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What time is it in Columbus right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Columbus, updating every second from America/Indiana/Indianapolis (UTC −4).
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