Current Local Time in Columbia, South Carolina, USA

8:53:36 pm EST

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	South Carolina (SC)
Lat/Long:	34°00'N / 81°02'W
Elevation:	92 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

59 °F

Light rain. Fog.
66 / 36 °F

Sat 20.		59 / 28 °F
Sun 21.		66 / 35 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour ahead of
Chicago

About EST — Eastern Standard Time

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Sunrise

7:24 am
↑ 118° Southeast

Sunset

5:17 pm
↑ 242° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 54 minutes
-10s shorter

Moon 1.1%

Rise – 6:21 am
Set – 3:58 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:20 pm
Altitude: 32.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:54 am – 6:25 am
6:16 pm – 6:47 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:25 am – 6:56 am
5:45 pm – 6:16 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:56 am – 7:24 am
5:17 pm – 5:45 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
3:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 19, 2025
8:43 pm

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Airports

Columbia Metropolitan Airport, CAE
About 6 mi SW of Columbia
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, CLT
About 84 mi N of Columbia

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8:53 36 pm

Thursday, December 18, 2025