Columbus, GA · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Columbus, Georgia
Short answer
- Longest day
- 14 h 17 min
- Shortest day
- 10 h 01 min
Columbus daylight through 2026
Daylight in Columbus runs from 10 h 01 min on December 21 to 14 h 17 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 4 h 17 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 278th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 08 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 08 min.
Columbus daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 h 18 min | 7:34 AM to 7:42 AM | 5:45 PM to 6:11 PM |
| February | 11 h 03 min | 7:08 AM to 7:33 AM | 6:12 PM to 6:36 PM |
| March | 12 h 00 min | 6:59 AM to 7:58 AM | 6:37 PM to 7:58 PM |
| April | 13 h 00 min | 6:53 AM to 7:27 AM | 7:59 PM to 8:20 PM |
| May | 13 h 50 min | 6:33 AM to 6:52 AM | 8:20 PM to 8:41 PM |
| June | 14 h 15 min | 6:31 AM to 6:35 AM | 8:42 PM to 8:50 PM |
| July | 14 h 02 min | 6:35 AM to 6:53 AM | 8:38 PM to 8:50 PM |
| August | 13 h 18 min | 6:53 AM to 7:13 AM | 8:05 PM to 8:37 PM |
| September | 12 h 21 min | 7:14 AM to 7:32 AM | 7:25 PM to 8:03 PM |
| October | 11 h 21 min | 7:33 AM to 7:56 AM | 6:49 PM to 7:24 PM |
| November | 10 h 30 min | 6:56 AM to 7:22 AM | 5:33 PM to 5:48 PM |
| December | 10 h 03 min | 7:23 AM to 7:41 AM | 5:33 PM to 5:44 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 6 at 6:31 AM and the latest sunset on June 21 at 8:50 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:58 AM on March 8. 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 5 hours behind UTC, the time of the 75° W meridian. Columbus sits at 84.87° W, so the sun runs about 39 minutes behind the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:49 PM on January 15 and 1:45 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Atlanta, the state capital, gets 7 minutes more daylight than Columbus on June 21 and 6 minutes less 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 33.95° N | 14 h 25 min | 9 h 54 min |
| Sandy Springs, GA | 33.93° N | 14 h 25 min | 9 h 54 min |
| Atlanta, GA | 33.76° N | 14 h 24 min | 9 h 55 min |
| South Fulton, GA | 33.64° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 55 min |
| Birmingham, AL | 33.53° N | 14 h 23 min | 9 h 56 min |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 33.23° N | 14 h 21 min | 9 h 57 min |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 32.81° N | 14 h 19 min | 9 h 59 min |
| Columbus, GA | 32.51° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 01 min |
| Montgomery, AL | 32.35° N | 14 h 17 min | 10 h 02 min |
| Mobile, AL | 30.67° N | 14 h 08 min | 10 h 10 min |
| Tallahassee, FL | 30.45° N | 14 h 07 min | 10 h 11 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Columbus?
June 21, 2026, with 14 h 17 min of daylight: sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 8:50 PM.
What is the shortest day in Columbus?
December 21, 2026, with 10 h 01 min: sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:38 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Columbus?
8:50 PM on June 21, 2026. The earliest sunset is 5:33 PM on November 29.
What time zone is Columbus in?
America/New_York. Clocks change on March 8 (to EDT) and November 1 (to EST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Columbus, 32.510° N, 84.875° 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.