Columbia, MO · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Columbia, Missouri
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 54 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 26 min
Columbia daylight through 2026
Daylight in Columbia runs from 9 h 26 min on December 21 to 14 h 54 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 28 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 112th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 09 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 09 min.
Columbia daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 48 min | 7:16 AM to 7:28 AM | 4:58 PM to 5:29 PM |
| February | 10 h 46 min | 6:43 AM to 7:15 AM | 5:30 PM to 6:01 PM |
| March | 11 h 59 min | 6:32 AM to 7:31 AM | 6:02 PM to 7:32 PM |
| April | 13 h 15 min | 6:12 AM to 6:53 AM | 7:33 PM to 8:01 PM |
| May | 14 h 19 min | 5:46 AM to 6:11 AM | 8:02 PM to 8:28 PM |
| June | 14 h 51 min | 5:43 AM to 5:47 AM | 8:29 PM to 8:38 PM |
| July | 14 h 35 min | 5:47 AM to 6:09 AM | 8:21 PM to 8:38 PM |
| August | 13 h 38 min | 6:10 AM to 6:37 AM | 7:41 PM to 8:20 PM |
| September | 12 h 25 min | 6:38 AM to 7:04 AM | 6:53 PM to 7:39 PM |
| October | 11 h 10 min | 7:05 AM to 7:35 AM | 6:09 PM to 6:51 PM |
| November | 10 h 03 min | 6:36 AM to 7:08 AM | 4:47 PM to 5:08 PM |
| December | 9 h 29 min | 7:09 AM to 7:27 AM | 4:46 PM to 4:57 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 7 at 5:43 AM and the latest sunset on June 20 at 8:38 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:35 AM on October 31. Daylight saving time starts and ends on March 8 and November 1, which shifts every clock time by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 6 hours behind UTC, the time of the 90° W meridian. Columbia sits at 92.33° W, so the sun runs about 9 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:18 PM on January 15 and 1:15 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Jefferson City, the state capital, gets 2 minutes less daylight than Columbia on June 21 and 2 minutes more on December 21. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield, IL | 39.79° N | 15 h 00 min | 9 h 21 min |
| Kansas City, MO | 39.13° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Kansas City, KS | 39.12° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Independence, MO | 39.09° N | 14 h 55 min | 9 h 25 min |
| Columbia, MO | 38.95° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Lee's Summit, MO | 38.92° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Overland Park, KS | 38.89° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| Olathe, KS | 38.88° N | 14 h 54 min | 9 h 26 min |
| St. Louis, MO | 38.64° N | 14 h 52 min | 9 h 28 min |
| Springfield, MO | 37.19° N | 14 h 43 min | 9 h 36 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Columbia?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 54 min of daylight: sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:38 PM.
What is the shortest day in Columbia?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 26 min: sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 4:50 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Columbia?
8:38 PM on June 20, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:46 PM on December 5.
What time zone is Columbia in?
America/Chicago. Clocks change on March 8 (to CDT) and November 1 (to CST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Columbia, 38.947° N, 92.326° W; time zone from Open-Meteo.
- 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.