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Columbus, OH, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 89.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 20, 2024 at 4:05:26 am
Sunrise Today: 6:12 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:45 pm 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:08 pm 107° East
Moonset Today: 4:28 am 257° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 33 minutes (+1m 40s)
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Today's Sun Position in Columbus

Time:4:05 am
Altitude:-19.7°
Direction:39° NE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 33m 17s (May 20, 2024)

1 minute, 40 seconds longer than yesterday (May 19, 2024)

5 hours, 13 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2023)

27 minutes, 22 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Columbus Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:18 am
Astro. Twilight4:18 am – 5:02 am
Nautical Twilight5:02 am – 5:41 am
Civil Twilight5:41 am – 6:12 am
Daylight6:12 am – 8:45 pm
Civil Twilight8:45 pm – 9:16 pm
Nautical Twilight9:16 pm – 9:55 pm
Astro. Twilight9:55 pm – 10:39 pm
Night10:39 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Columbus - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 206:12 am8:45 pm14:33:17+1:401:28 pm (70.2°)94.072
May 216:11 am8:46 pm14:34:55+1:371:28 pm (70.4°)94.090
May 226:10 am8:47 pm14:36:31+1:351:28 pm (70.6°)94.107
May 236:10 am8:48 pm14:38:03+1:321:28 pm (70.8°)94.125
May 246:09 am8:48 pm14:39:34+1:301:28 pm (71.0°)94.142
May 256:08 am8:49 pm14:41:01+1:271:29 pm (71.2°)94.159
May 266:08 am8:50 pm14:42:26+1:241:29 pm (71.3°)94.176
* All times are local time for Columbus. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Columbus

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Columbus - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 20-4:28 am6:08 pm11:34 pm(35.5°)247,90294.1%
May 21-4:51 am7:12 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 22-5:17 am8:19 pm12:18 am(30.4°)245,82897.9%
May 23-5:49 am9:27 pm1:07 am(26.0°)243,55799.8%
May 24-6:29 am10:33 pm2:00 am(22.8°)241,23199.4%
May 25-7:18 am11:33 pm2:56 am(21.0°)238,96596.6%
May 26-8:19 am-3:55 am(21.0°)236,83991.5%
* All times are local time for Columbus. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Columbus This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 20, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:17 amMon 6:39 pmMon 11:57 amDifficult to see
VenusMon 6:03 amMon 8:22 pmMon 1:12 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 4:16 amMon 4:54 pmMon 10:35 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 6:13 amMon 8:33 pmMon 1:23 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnMon 3:15 amMon 2:37 pmMon 8:56 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 5:54 amMon 8:08 pmMon 1:01 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 3:39 amMon 3:34 pmMon 9:37 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Columbus.

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