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

Moon: 57.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 10:41:38 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:23 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 8:33 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:01 am 121° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:35 am 241° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 10 minutes (+2m 5s)

Today's Sun Position in Columbus

Time: 10:41 pm
Altitude: -20.8°
Direction: 317° NW
Phase: Night

Day length today: 14h 9m 51s (May 8, 2026)

2 minutes, 5 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2026)

4 hours, 49 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

50 minutes, 48 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Columbus Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:37 am
Astro. Twilight 4:37 am – 5:17 am
Nautical Twilight 5:17 am – 5:53 am
Civil Twilight 5:53 am – 6:23 am
Daylight 6:23 am – 8:33 pm
Civil Twilight 8:33 pm – 9:03 pm
Nautical Twilight 9:03 pm – 9:40 pm
Astro. Twilight 9:40 pm – 10:20 pm
Night 10:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Columbus - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 8 6:23 am 8:33 pm 14:09:51 +2:05 1:28 pm (67.3°) 93.821
May 9 6:22 am 8:34 pm 14:11:55 +2:03 1:28 pm (67.5°) 93.843
May 10 6:21 am 8:35 pm 14:13:57 +2:02 1:28 pm (67.8°) 93.865
May 11 6:20 am 8:36 pm 14:15:57 +2:00 1:28 pm (68.1°) 93.887
May 12 6:19 am 8:37 pm 14:17:56 +1:58 1:28 pm (68.3°) 93.909
May 13 6:18 am 8:38 pm 14:19:52 +1:56 1:28 pm (68.6°) 93.930
May 14 6:17 am 8:39 pm 14:21:47 +1:54 1:28 pm (68.8°) 93.950
* 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 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Columbus - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 8 2:01 am 11:35 am - 6:45 am (26.7°) 248,335 64.1%
May 9 2:31 am 12:40 pm - 7:32 am (30.9°) 245,652 54.1%
May 10 2:57 am 1:45 pm - 8:17 am (36.1°) 242,358 43.8%
May 11 3:21 am 2:52 pm - 9:01 am (42.1°) 238,602 33.4%
May 12 3:44 am 4:00 pm - 9:46 am (48.5°) 234,632 23.4%
May 13 4:07 am 5:10 pm - 10:33 am (55.3°) 230,736 14.4%
May 14 4:33 am 6:25 pm - 11:22 am (62.0°) 227,273 7.1%
* 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, Fri, May 8, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 6:10 am Sat 8:03 pm Sat 1:06 pm Difficult to see
Venus Fri 7:58 am Fri 11:02 pm Fri 3:30 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 5:18 am Sat 6:18 pm Sat 11:48 am Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 10:29 am Sat 1:15 am Fri 5:52 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:54 am Sat 5:11 pm Sat 11:02 am Average visibility
Uranus Sat 7:02 am Sat 9:30 pm Sat 2:16 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 4:34 am Sat 4:39 pm Sat 10:37 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Columbus.

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