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 May 2026.
Today
May 1, 2026 . Current time: 4:55:33 am
First light at 5:39:44 am
Sunrise time: 6:07:13 am
Sunset time: 8:01:59 pm
Last light at 8:29:29 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 54 minutes
15 hours, 6 minutes left for today's sunset in Columbia
Moon set on May 1 at 04:42 AM
Moon will rise on May 1 at 07:25 PMMoon phase: 🌕 New Moon (100%)Tomorrow
May 2, 2026
First light at 5:38:26 am
Sunrise time: 6:06:01 am
Sunset time: 8:02:58 pm
Last light at 8:30:33 pm
Day length: 13 hours, 56 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Columbia
Moon will set on May 2 at 05:11 AM Moon will rise on May 2 at 08:27 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (98%)
- 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 8 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 will be in 1 month and 19 days, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 58 minutes.
May 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 May in Columbia.
The day length increases by 52 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Columbia, MD - from 13 hours, 54 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 46 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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| Fri, May 1 | 5:39:44 am | 6:07:13 am | 8:01:59 pm | 8:29:29 pm | 13h 54m 46s | 13h 54m 46s | 1:04:36 pm | 54.4° | 5:04:33 am | 9:04:40 pm | 4:26:47 am | 9:42:25 pm | 10h 4m 2s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 5:38:26 am | 6:06:01 am | 8:02:58 pm | 8:30:33 pm | 13h 56m 57s | 2m 11s | 1:04:30 pm | 54.7° | 5:03:07 am | 9:05:52 pm | 4:25:08 am | 9:43:51 pm | 10h 1m 52s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 5:37:10 am | 6:04:50 am | 8:03:57 pm | 8:31:37 pm | 13h 59m 7s | 2m 10s | 1:04:24 pm | 55° | 5:01:42 am | 9:07:05 pm | 4:23:31 am | 9:45:17 pm | 9h 59m 44s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 5:35:56 am | 6:03:41 am | 8:04:55 pm | 8:32:40 pm | 14h 1m 14s | 2m 7s | 1:04:18 pm | 55.3° | 5:00:19 am | 9:08:17 pm | 4:21:54 am | 9:46:42 pm | 9h 57m 38s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 5:34:42 am | 6:02:33 am | 8:05:53 pm | 8:33:44 pm | 14h 3m 20s | 2m 6s | 1:04:13 pm | 55.6° | 4:58:57 am | 9:09:29 pm | 4:20:18 am | 9:48:08 pm | 9h 55m 32s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 5:33:30 am | 6:01:25 am | 8:06:51 pm | 8:34:47 pm | 14h 5m 26s | 2m 6s | 1:04:08 pm | 55.9° | 4:57:35 am | 9:10:41 pm | 4:18:43 am | 9:49:34 pm | 9h 53m 29s | 🌖 (83%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 5:32:19 am | 6:00:20 am | 8:07:49 pm | 8:35:50 pm | 14h 7m 29s | 2m 3s | 1:04:05 pm | 56.2° | 4:56:16 am | 9:11:54 pm | 4:17:09 am | 9:51:00 pm | 9h 51m 26s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 5:31:09 am | 5:59:15 am | 8:08:47 pm | 8:36:53 pm | 14h 9m 32s | 2m 3s | 1:04:01 pm | 56.4° | 4:54:57 am | 9:13:05 pm | 4:15:36 am | 9:52:26 pm | 9h 49m 25s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 5:30:01 am | 5:58:12 am | 8:09:44 pm | 8:37:56 pm | 14h 11m 32s | 2m 0s | 1:03:58 pm | 56.7° | 4:53:40 am | 9:14:17 pm | 4:14:05 am | 9:53:52 pm | 9h 47m 27s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 5:28:54 am | 5:57:11 am | 8:10:42 pm | 8:38:58 pm | 14h 13m 31s | 1m 59s | 1:03:56 pm | 57° | 4:52:24 am | 9:15:29 pm | 4:12:34 am | 9:55:18 pm | 9h 45m 29s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 5:27:49 am | 5:56:11 am | 8:11:38 pm | 8:40:00 pm | 14h 15m 27s | 1m 56s | 1:03:55 pm | 57.2° | 4:51:09 am | 9:16:40 pm | 4:11:06 am | 9:56:44 pm | 9h 43m 34s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 5:26:45 am | 5:55:12 am | 8:12:35 pm | 8:41:02 pm | 14h 17m 23s | 1m 56s | 1:03:54 pm | 57.5° | 4:49:56 am | 9:17:51 pm | 4:09:38 am | 9:58:09 pm | 9h 41m 40s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 5:25:43 am | 5:54:15 am | 8:13:31 pm | 8:42:03 pm | 14h 19m 16s | 1m 53s | 1:03:53 pm | 57.7° | 4:48:45 am | 9:19:01 pm | 4:08:12 am | 9:59:34 pm | 9h 39m 49s | 🌘 (18%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 5:24:42 am | 5:53:20 am | 8:14:27 pm | 8:43:04 pm | 14h 21m 7s | 1m 51s | 1:03:53 pm | 58° | 4:47:35 am | 9:20:12 pm | 4:06:47 am | 10:00:59 pm | 9h 37m 58s | 🌘 (10%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 5:23:43 am | 5:52:25 am | 8:15:22 pm | 8:44:05 pm | 14h 22m 57s | 1m 50s | 1:03:54 pm | 58.2° | 4:46:26 am | 9:21:21 pm | 4:05:24 am | 10:02:23 pm | 9h 36m 11s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 5:22:45 am | 5:51:33 am | 8:16:17 pm | 8:45:05 pm | 14h 24m 44s | 1m 47s | 1:03:55 pm | 58.4° | 4:45:20 am | 9:22:30 pm | 4:04:03 am | 10:03:47 pm | 9h 34m 25s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 5:21:49 am | 5:50:42 am | 8:17:11 pm | 8:46:05 pm | 14h 26m 29s | 1m 45s | 1:03:57 pm | 58.6° | 4:44:15 am | 9:23:39 pm | 4:02:43 am | 10:05:11 pm | 9h 32m 42s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 5:20:55 am | 5:49:53 am | 8:18:05 pm | 8:47:04 pm | 14h 28m 12s | 1m 43s | 1:03:59 pm | 58.9° | 4:43:11 am | 9:24:47 pm | 4:01:25 am | 10:06:33 pm | 9h 31m 0s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 5:20:02 am | 5:49:05 am | 8:18:59 pm | 8:48:02 pm | 14h 29m 54s | 1m 42s | 1:04:02 pm | 59.1° | 4:42:10 am | 9:25:54 pm | 4:00:09 am | 10:07:55 pm | 9h 29m 21s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 5:19:11 am | 5:48:20 am | 8:19:51 pm | 8:49:00 pm | 14h 31m 31s | 1m 37s | 1:04:05 pm | 59.3° | 4:41:10 am | 9:27:01 pm | 3:58:54 am | 10:09:16 pm | 9h 27m 44s | 🌒 (16%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 5:18:22 am | 5:47:35 am | 8:20:43 pm | 8:49:57 pm | 14h 33m 8s | 1m 37s | 1:04:09 pm | 59.5° | 4:40:12 am | 9:28:07 pm | 3:57:42 am | 10:10:37 pm | 9h 26m 10s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 5:17:34 am | 5:46:53 am | 8:21:35 pm | 8:50:53 pm | 14h 34m 42s | 1m 34s | 1:04:14 pm | 59.7° | 4:39:16 am | 9:29:12 pm | 3:56:32 am | 10:11:56 pm | 9h 24m 37s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 5:16:49 am | 5:46:12 am | 8:22:26 pm | 8:51:49 pm | 14h 36m 14s | 1m 32s | 1:04:19 pm | 59.9° | 4:38:22 am | 9:30:16 pm | 3:55:23 am | 10:13:15 pm | 9h 23m 7s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 5:16:05 am | 5:45:33 am | 8:23:16 pm | 8:52:44 pm | 14h 37m 43s | 1m 29s | 1:04:24 pm | 60.1° | 4:37:30 am | 9:31:19 pm | 3:54:17 am | 10:14:32 pm | 9h 21m 40s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 5:15:23 am | 5:44:56 am | 8:24:05 pm | 8:53:38 pm | 14h 39m 9s | 1m 26s | 1:04:30 pm | 60.2° | 4:36:40 am | 9:32:21 pm | 3:53:13 am | 10:15:48 pm | 9h 20m 16s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 5:14:43 am | 5:44:21 am | 8:24:53 pm | 8:54:31 pm | 14h 40m 32s | 1m 23s | 1:04:37 pm | 60.4° | 4:35:51 am | 9:33:23 pm | 3:52:11 am | 10:17:03 pm | 9h 18m 54s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 5:14:05 am | 5:43:47 am | 8:25:41 pm | 8:55:23 pm | 14h 41m 54s | 1m 22s | 1:04:44 pm | 60.6° | 4:35:05 am | 9:34:23 pm | 3:51:11 am | 10:18:17 pm | 9h 17m 34s | 🌔 (84%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 5:13:29 am | 5:43:15 am | 8:26:27 pm | 8:56:14 pm | 14h 43m 12s | 1m 18s | 1:04:51 pm | 60.7° | 4:34:22 am | 9:35:21 pm | 3:50:14 am | 10:19:29 pm | 9h 16m 19s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 5:12:55 am | 5:42:46 am | 8:27:13 pm | 8:57:04 pm | 14h 44m 27s | 1m 15s | 1:04:59 pm | 60.9° | 4:33:40 am | 9:36:19 pm | 3:49:19 am | 10:20:40 pm | 9h 15m 5s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 5:12:23 am | 5:42:18 am | 8:27:58 pm | 8:57:52 pm | 14h 45m 40s | 1m 13s | 1:05:08 pm | 61.1° | 4:33:00 am | 9:37:15 pm | 3:48:27 am | 10:21:49 pm | 9h 13m 53s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 5:11:53 am | 5:41:51 am | 8:28:41 pm | 8:58:40 pm | 14h 46m 50s | 1m 10s | 1:05:16 pm | 61.2° | 4:32:23 am | 9:38:10 pm | 3:47:37 am | 10:22:56 pm | 9h 12m 46s | 🌕 (100%) |
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