Time in Columbus Ohio

Columbus, Ohio: Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer). US daylight saving applies.

Columbus, Ohio uses Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer). Clocks change in March and November. Columbus, Ohio is about 32 minutes of solar time west of the Eastern Time meridian. Winter sunrises run later than in towns farther east that share the same offset.

Columbus, Ohio matches New York’s clock. When it is noon in Columbus, Ohio it is 9 a.m. in Los Angeles in January. When it is noon in Columbus, Ohio it is 5 p.m. in London all year.

In mid-January the sun rises about 34 minutes later here than in New York.

Sunrise and sunset in Columbus, Ohio

The longest mid-month day we list is June (14 h 59 m, sunrise 6:03 a.m.). The shortest is December at 9 h 21 m, with the sun up around 7:47 a.m..

MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
January7:53 a.m.5:31 p.m.9 h 38 m
February7:26 a.m.6:08 p.m.10 h 41 m
March7:45 a.m.7:38 p.m.11 h 53 m
April6:55 a.m.8:10 p.m.13 h 14 m
May6:18 a.m.8:40 p.m.14 h 22 m
June6:03 a.m.9:03 p.m.14 h 59 m
July6:16 a.m.9:01 p.m.14 h 45 m
August6:44 a.m.8:31 p.m.13 h 47 m
September7:13 a.m.7:43 p.m.12 h 30 m
October7:42 a.m.6:55 p.m.11 h 12 m
November7:17 a.m.5:17 p.m.10 h 00 m
December7:47 a.m.5:08 p.m.9 h 21 m

Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.

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