Sunrise and sunset times in Columbia, MD
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Columbia, MD, United States, as well as the whole calendar for July 2026.
Today
July 21, 2026 . Current time: 9:08:57 am
First light at 5:27:52 am
Sunrise time: 5:57:08 am
Sunset time: 8:30:51 pm
Last light at 9:00:07 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 33 minutes
11 hours, 21 minutes left for today's sunset in Columbia
Moon will rise on Jul 21 at 1:00 PM
Moon will set on Jul 21 at 11:18 PMMoon phase: 🌓 First Quarter (51%)🌕 Full moon: Jul 29 at 10:37 AM · 🌑 New moon: Aug 12 at 1:37 PMTomorrow
July 22, 2026
First light at 5:28:47 am
Sunrise time: 5:57:58 am
Sunset time: 8:30:06 pm
Last light at 8:59:17 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 32 minutes
Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in Columbia
Moon will rise on Jul 22 at 2:03 PM Moon will set on Jul 22 at 11:47 PMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (66%)
- Columbia, Maryland
- Latitude: 39.206657
- Longitude: -76.883629
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Columbia, MD
The shortest day of the year will be in 5 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 27 minutes.Longest day in Columbia, MD
The longest day of the year was 1 month and 0 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 58 minutes.
July 2026 - Columbia, Maryland - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of July in Columbia.
The day length shortens by 39 minutes over the course of July 2026 in Columbia, MD - from 14 hours, 55 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 16 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Wed, Jul 1 | 5:13:03 am | 5:43:34 am | 8:39:23 pm | 9:09:54 pm | 14h 55m 49s | 14h 55m 49s | 1:11:29 pm | 62.3° | 4:32:36 am | 9:50:22 pm | 3:46:07 am | 10:36:50 pm | 9h 4m 41s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Thu, Jul 2 | 5:13:36 am | 5:44:04 am | 8:39:16 pm | 9:09:44 pm | 14h 55m 12s | 0m -37s | 1:11:40 pm | 62.2° | 4:33:12 am | 9:50:08 pm | 3:46:51 am | 10:36:29 pm | 9h 5m 20s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 5:14:09 am | 5:44:36 am | 8:39:06 pm | 9:09:33 pm | 14h 54m 30s | 0m -42s | 1:11:51 pm | 62.1° | 4:33:51 am | 9:49:51 pm | 3:47:38 am | 10:36:04 pm | 9h 6m 2s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 5:14:45 am | 5:45:08 am | 8:38:55 pm | 9:09:19 pm | 14h 53m 47s | 0m -43s | 1:12:02 pm | 62° | 4:34:31 am | 9:49:33 pm | 3:48:26 am | 10:35:37 pm | 9h 6m 47s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 5:15:22 am | 5:45:42 am | 8:38:42 pm | 9:09:03 pm | 14h 53m 0s | 0m -47s | 1:12:12 pm | 61.9° | 4:35:13 am | 9:49:12 pm | 3:49:18 am | 10:35:07 pm | 9h 7m 36s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 5:16:00 am | 5:46:18 am | 8:38:27 pm | 9:08:44 pm | 14h 52m 9s | 0m -51s | 1:12:22 pm | 61.8° | 4:35:56 am | 9:48:48 pm | 3:50:11 am | 10:34:33 pm | 9h 8m 27s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 5:16:40 am | 5:46:54 am | 8:38:10 pm | 9:08:24 pm | 14h 51m 16s | 0m -53s | 1:12:32 pm | 61.7° | 4:36:42 am | 9:48:22 pm | 3:51:07 am | 10:33:57 pm | 9h 9m 22s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 5:17:21 am | 5:47:32 am | 8:37:51 pm | 9:08:02 pm | 14h 50m 19s | 0m -57s | 1:12:41 pm | 61.6° | 4:37:29 am | 9:47:54 pm | 3:52:04 am | 10:33:18 pm | 9h 10m 19s | 🌗 (46%) |
| Thu, Jul 9 | 5:18:03 am | 5:48:10 am | 8:37:30 pm | 9:07:37 pm | 14h 49m 20s | 0m -59s | 1:12:50 pm | 61.5° | 4:38:17 am | 9:47:23 pm | 3:53:04 am | 10:32:36 pm | 9h 11m 20s | 🌘 (35%) |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 5:18:46 am | 5:48:50 am | 8:37:07 pm | 9:07:11 pm | 14h 48m 17s | -1m -3s | 1:12:59 pm | 61.4° | 4:39:07 am | 9:46:50 pm | 3:54:06 am | 10:31:51 pm | 9h 12m 24s | 🌘 (25%) |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 5:19:31 am | 5:49:31 am | 8:36:42 pm | 9:06:42 pm | 14h 47m 11s | -1m -6s | 1:13:07 pm | 61.2° | 4:39:59 am | 9:46:14 pm | 3:55:09 am | 10:31:04 pm | 9h 13m 31s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 5:20:17 am | 5:50:13 am | 8:36:15 pm | 9:06:12 pm | 14h 46m 2s | -1m -9s | 1:13:14 pm | 61.1° | 4:40:52 am | 9:45:37 pm | 3:56:14 am | 10:30:14 pm | 9h 14m 41s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 5:21:04 am | 5:50:56 am | 8:35:47 pm | 9:05:39 pm | 14h 44m 51s | -1m -11s | 1:13:21 pm | 61° | 4:41:46 am | 9:44:57 pm | 3:57:21 am | 10:29:22 pm | 9h 15m 53s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 5:21:52 am | 5:51:40 am | 8:35:16 pm | 9:05:04 pm | 14h 43m 36s | -1m -15s | 1:13:28 pm | 60.8° | 4:42:41 am | 9:44:14 pm | 3:58:29 am | 10:28:27 pm | 9h 17m 8s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 5:22:40 am | 5:52:24 am | 8:34:44 pm | 9:04:28 pm | 14h 42m 20s | -1m -16s | 1:13:34 pm | 60.6° | 4:43:38 am | 9:43:30 pm | 3:59:39 am | 10:27:29 pm | 9h 18m 26s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 5:23:30 am | 5:53:10 am | 8:34:10 pm | 9:03:49 pm | 14h 41m 0s | -1m -20s | 1:13:40 pm | 60.5° | 4:44:36 am | 9:42:44 pm | 4:00:50 am | 10:26:29 pm | 9h 19m 46s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Fri, Jul 17 | 5:24:21 am | 5:53:56 am | 8:33:34 pm | 9:03:08 pm | 14h 39m 38s | -1m -22s | 1:13:45 pm | 60.3° | 4:45:34 am | 9:41:55 pm | 4:02:03 am | 10:25:27 pm | 9h 21m 9s | 🌒 (10%) |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 5:25:13 am | 5:54:43 am | 8:32:56 pm | 9:02:26 pm | 14h 38m 13s | -1m -25s | 1:13:49 pm | 60.1° | 4:46:34 am | 9:41:04 pm | 4:03:16 am | 10:24:22 pm | 9h 22m 35s | 🌒 (18%) |
| Sun, Jul 19 | 5:26:05 am | 5:55:31 am | 8:32:16 pm | 9:01:41 pm | 14h 36m 45s | -1m -28s | 1:13:53 pm | 59.9° | 4:47:35 am | 9:40:12 pm | 4:04:31 am | 10:23:16 pm | 9h 24m 3s | 🌒 (27%) |
| Mon, Jul 20 | 5:26:58 am | 5:56:19 am | 8:31:35 pm | 9:00:55 pm | 14h 35m 16s | -1m -29s | 1:13:57 pm | 59.8° | 4:48:37 am | 9:39:17 pm | 4:05:47 am | 10:22:07 pm | 9h 25m 33s | 🌒 (37%) |
| Tue, Jul 21 | 5:27:52 am | 5:57:08 am | 8:30:51 pm | 9:00:07 pm | 14h 33m 43s | -1m -33s | 1:14:00 pm | 59.6° | 4:49:39 am | 9:38:20 pm | 4:07:04 am | 10:20:56 pm | 9h 27m 7s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Wed, Jul 22 | 5:28:47 am | 5:57:58 am | 8:30:06 pm | 8:59:17 pm | 14h 32m 8s | -1m -35s | 1:14:02 pm | 59.4° | 4:50:42 am | 9:37:22 pm | 4:08:21 am | 10:19:43 pm | 9h 28m 42s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Thu, Jul 23 | 5:29:42 am | 5:58:48 am | 8:29:20 pm | 8:58:25 pm | 14h 30m 32s | -1m -36s | 1:14:04 pm | 59.2° | 4:51:46 am | 9:36:21 pm | 4:09:40 am | 10:18:28 pm | 9h 30m 19s | 🌔 (66%) |
| Fri, Jul 24 | 5:30:38 am | 5:59:39 am | 8:28:31 pm | 8:57:32 pm | 14h 28m 52s | -1m -40s | 1:14:05 pm | 59° | 4:52:51 am | 9:35:19 pm | 4:10:59 am | 10:17:11 pm | 9h 31m 59s | 🌔 (75%) |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 5:31:34 am | 6:00:30 am | 8:27:41 pm | 8:56:37 pm | 14h 27m 11s | -1m -41s | 1:14:05 pm | 58.7° | 4:53:56 am | 9:34:15 pm | 4:12:18 am | 10:15:52 pm | 9h 33m 41s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Sun, Jul 26 | 5:32:31 am | 6:01:22 am | 8:26:49 pm | 8:55:40 pm | 14h 25m 27s | -1m -44s | 1:14:05 pm | 58.5° | 4:55:02 am | 9:33:09 pm | 4:13:39 am | 10:14:32 pm | 9h 35m 25s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Mon, Jul 27 | 5:33:28 am | 6:02:14 am | 8:25:56 pm | 8:54:41 pm | 14h 23m 42s | -1m -45s | 1:14:05 pm | 58.3° | 4:56:08 am | 9:32:01 pm | 4:15:00 am | 10:13:10 pm | 9h 37m 10s | 🌔 (94%) |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 5:34:26 am | 6:03:06 am | 8:25:01 pm | 8:53:41 pm | 14h 21m 55s | -1m -47s | 1:14:04 pm | 58.1° | 4:57:15 am | 9:30:52 pm | 4:16:21 am | 10:11:46 pm | 9h 38m 58s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 5:35:24 am | 6:03:59 am | 8:24:04 pm | 8:52:39 pm | 14h 20m 5s | -1m -50s | 1:14:02 pm | 57.8° | 4:58:22 am | 9:29:41 pm | 4:17:43 am | 10:10:21 pm | 9h 40m 48s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 5:36:22 am | 6:04:52 am | 8:23:06 pm | 8:51:36 pm | 14h 18m 14s | -1m -51s | 1:13:59 pm | 57.6° | 4:59:29 am | 9:28:29 pm | 4:19:05 am | 10:08:54 pm | 9h 42m 40s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 5:37:21 am | 6:05:46 am | 8:22:06 pm | 8:50:31 pm | 14h 16m 20s | -1m -54s | 1:13:56 pm | 57.3° | 5:00:37 am | 9:27:15 pm | 4:20:27 am | 10:07:26 pm | 9h 44m 34s | 🌖 (98%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Columbia, MD - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Columbia, MD for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Columbia, MD.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Columbia, MD
In Columbia, MD, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:39 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:33 am. The earliest sunset is on December 7 at 4:45 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:39 pm.
Columbia, MD gets 5h 31m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 58m versus 9h 27m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
Places near Columbia, MD
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