United States
Time now in Columbus
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:20Sunset 07:32Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
23,640
Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
07:32
Day length
13h 12m
Coordinates
33.51, -88.41
Time difference from Columbus
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About the time in Columbus
Columbus sits at latitude 33.51, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 12m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
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 23,640 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
- Which time zone is Columbus in?
- Columbus uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What are normal business hours in Columbus in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Columbus runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in Columbus today?
- Sunrise is at 06:20 and sunset at 07:32, giving 13h 12m 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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