United States
Time now in Columbus
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 07:08Sunset 08:16Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
206,922
Sunrise
07:08
Sunset
08:16
Day length
13h 07m
Coordinates
32.51, -84.88
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/New_York, 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Columbus day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 13:00–21:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Sunrise today lands at 07:08 and sunset at 08:16 local time, giving 13h 07m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (32.51, -84.88) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Columbus.
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/New_York, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Columbus right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Columbus, updating every second from America/New_York (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.
- Which time zone is Columbus in?
- Columbus uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
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