Sunrise and sunset times in Columbia, SD
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Columbia, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Clocks go back one hour this Sunday, November 1, at 2:00 am (CDT → CST). From Sunday, sunrise and sunset come an hour earlier on the clock.
Today
October 26, 2026. Current time: 3:42:50 pm
Night ends at 6:25 am6:25:03 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:34 am7:34:13 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 8:04:47 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:28:52 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:59 pm6:59:24 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:08 pm8:08:28 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 23.12° · Azimuth: 219.0° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 24 minutes
2 hours, 46 minutes left for today's sunset in Columbia
Moon set on Oct 26 at 8:53 am
Moon will rise on Oct 26 at 6:23 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (99%)🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 1:02 am · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 8:53 amTomorrow
October 27, 2026
Night ends at 6:26 am6:26:19 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:36 am7:35:32 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 8:06:10 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:27:18 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:58 pm6:57:54 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:07 pm8:07:02 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 21 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Columbia
Moon will set on Oct 27 at 10:16 am Moon will rise on Oct 27 at 6:59 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (94%)
- Columbia, South Dakota
- Latitude: 45.613026 (North)
- Longitude: -98.312599 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Columbia, SD
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 25 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 41 minutes.Longest day in Columbia, SD
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 42 minutes.
October 2026 - Columbia, South Dakota - 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 October in Columbia.
All times are in Columbia's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 32 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Columbia, SD - from 11 hours, 41 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 9 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.7:02:06 am | 7:31:42 am | +1m 16s | 7:13:12 pm | -1m 55s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:42:44 pm | 11h 41m 30s | -3m 10s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:22:50 pm | 40.98° | 6:27:38 am | 8:17:06 pm | 5:52:39 am | 8:51:59 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 19m 46s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:23:00 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 7:03:22 am | 7:32:58 am | +1m 16s | 7:11:18 pm | -1m 54s | 7:40:50 pm | 11h 38m 20s | -3m 10s | 1:22:31 pm | 40.59° | 6:28:56 am | 8:15:11 pm | 5:54:00 am | 8:50:00 pm | 12h 22m 56s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:41 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 7:04:38 am | 7:34:14 am | +1m 16s | 7:09:24 pm | -1m 54s | 7:38:57 pm | 11h 35m 10s | -3m 10s | 1:22:12 pm | 40.21° | 6:30:12 am | 8:13:17 pm | 5:55:21 am | 8:48:02 pm | 12h 26m 7s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:22:22 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:05:53 am | 7:35:31 am | +1m 17s | 7:07:31 pm | -1m 53s | 7:37:05 pm | 11h 32m 0s | -3m 10s | 1:21:53 pm | 39.82° | 6:31:29 am | 8:11:23 pm | 5:56:41 am | 8:46:05 pm | 12h 29m 16s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:02 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:07:09 am | 7:36:47 am | +1m 16s | 7:05:38 pm | -1m 53s | 7:35:13 pm | 11h 28m 51s | -3m 10s | 1:21:35 pm | 39.44° | 6:32:46 am | 8:09:31 pm | 5:58:01 am | 8:44:09 pm | 12h 32m 26s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:44 am | 5.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:08:25 am | 7:38:04 am | +1m 17s | 7:03:45 pm | -1m 53s | 7:33:21 pm | 11h 25m 41s | -3m 9s | 1:21:17 pm | 39.05° | 6:34:03 am | 8:07:39 pm | 5:59:21 am | 8:42:15 pm | 12h 35m 37s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:26 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:09:41 am | 7:39:22 am | +1m 18s | 7:01:53 pm | -1m 52s | 7:31:31 pm | 11h 22m 31s | -3m 9s | 1:21:00 pm | 38.67° | 6:35:19 am | 8:05:48 pm | 6:00:40 am | 8:40:21 pm | 12h 38m 46s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:09 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:10:57 am | 7:40:39 am | +1m 17s | 7:00:02 pm | -1m 51s | 7:29:41 pm | 11h 19m 23s | -3m 9s | 1:20:43 pm | 38.29° | 6:36:36 am | 8:03:58 pm | 6:01:59 am | 8:38:28 pm | 12h 41m 55s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:52 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:12:13 am | 7:41:57 am | +1m 18s | 6:58:11 pm | -1m 51s | 7:27:52 pm | 11h 16m 14s | -3m 9s | 1:20:26 pm | 37.91° | 6:37:52 am | 8:02:09 pm | 6:03:18 am | 8:36:37 pm | 12h 45m 4s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:34 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:13:30 am | 7:43:15 am | +1m 18s | 6:56:21 pm | -1m 50s | 7:26:03 pm | 11h 13m 6s | -3m 8s | 1:20:10 pm | 37.53° | 6:39:08 am | 8:00:21 pm | 6:04:36 am | 8:34:47 pm | 12h 48m 13s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
1:20:18 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:14:46 am | 7:44:34 am | +1m 19s | 6:54:31 pm | -1m 50s | 7:24:16 pm | 11h 9m 57s | -3m 8s | 1:19:54 pm | 37.15° | 6:40:25 am | 7:58:33 pm | 6:05:55 am | 8:32:58 pm | 12h 51m 21s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:02 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:16:03 am | 7:45:52 am | +1m 18s | 6:52:43 pm | -1m 48s | 7:22:29 pm | 11h 6m 51s | -3m 8s | 1:19:39 pm | 36.78° | 6:41:41 am | 7:56:47 pm | 6:07:13 am | 8:31:10 pm | 12h 54m 28s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:46 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:17:20 am | 7:47:11 am | +1m 19s | 6:50:55 pm | -1m 48s | 7:20:43 pm | 11h 3m 44s | -3m 7s | 1:19:25 pm | 36.41° | 6:42:57 am | 7:55:02 pm | 6:08:30 am | 8:29:24 pm | 12h 57m 36s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:33 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:18:37 am | 7:48:31 am | +1m 20s | 6:49:07 pm | -1m 48s | 7:18:59 pm | 11h 0m 36s | -3m 7s | 1:19:10 pm | 36.03° | 6:44:13 am | 7:53:18 pm | 6:09:48 am | 8:27:39 pm | 13h 0m 43s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:17 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:19:54 am | 7:49:50 am | +1m 19s | 6:47:21 pm | -1m 46s | 7:17:15 pm | 10h 57m 31s | -3m 6s | 1:18:57 pm | 35.66° | 6:45:29 am | 7:51:35 pm | 6:11:05 am | 8:25:55 pm | 13h 3m 49s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:04 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:21:11 am | 7:51:10 am | +1m 20s | 6:45:35 pm | -1m 46s | 7:15:32 pm | 10h 54m 25s | -3m 6s | 1:18:44 pm | 35.30° | 6:46:45 am | 7:49:54 pm | 6:12:22 am | 8:24:12 pm | 13h 6m 56s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:51 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:22:29 am | 7:52:31 am | +1m 21s | 6:43:50 pm | -1m 45s | 7:13:50 pm | 10h 51m 19s | -3m 5s | 1:18:31 pm | 34.93° | 6:48:02 am | 7:48:13 pm | 6:13:39 am | 8:22:31 pm | 13h 10m 1s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:37 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:23:46 am | 7:53:51 am | +1m 20s | 6:42:06 pm | -1m 44s | 7:12:09 pm | 10h 48m 15s | -3m 4s | 1:18:19 pm | 34.57° | 6:49:18 am | 7:46:34 pm | 6:14:56 am | 8:20:52 pm | 13h 13m 6s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
1:18:25 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:25:04 am | 7:55:12 am | +1m 21s | 6:40:23 pm | -1m 43s | 7:10:29 pm | 10h 45m 11s | -3m 4s | 1:18:08 pm | 34.21° | 6:50:34 am | 7:44:56 pm | 6:16:12 am | 8:19:13 pm | 13h 16m 10s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:13 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:26:22 am | 7:56:33 am | +1m 21s | 6:38:41 pm | -1m 42s | 7:08:50 pm | 10h 42m 8s | -3m 3s | 1:17:58 pm | 33.85° | 6:51:50 am | 7:43:19 pm | 6:17:29 am | 8:17:37 pm | 13h 19m 14s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:03 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:27:40 am | 7:57:55 am | +1m 22s | 6:37:00 pm | -1m 41s | 7:07:13 pm | 10h 39m 5s | -3m 2s | 1:17:48 pm | 33.49° | 6:53:06 am | 7:41:44 pm | 6:18:45 am | 8:16:01 pm | 13h 22m 17s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:53 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:28:58 am | 7:59:17 am | +1m 22s | 6:35:20 pm | -1m 40s | 7:05:37 pm | 10h 36m 3s | -3m 2s | 1:17:39 pm | 33.14° | 6:54:22 am | 7:40:10 pm | 6:20:01 am | 8:14:27 pm | 13h 25m 19s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:44 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:30:17 am | 8:00:39 am | +1m 22s | 6:33:42 pm | -1m 38s | 7:04:02 pm | 10h 33m 3s | -3m 1s | 1:17:30 pm | 32.79° | 6:55:38 am | 7:38:37 pm | 6:21:17 am | 8:12:55 pm | 13h 28m 19s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:34 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:31:35 am | 8:02:01 am | +1m 22s | 6:32:04 pm | -1m 38s | 7:02:28 pm | 10h 30m 3s | -3m 0s | 1:17:22 pm | 32.44° | 6:56:55 am | 7:37:06 pm | 6:22:32 am | 8:11:24 pm | 13h 31m 20s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:26 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:32:54 am | 8:03:24 am | +1m 23s | 6:30:28 pm | -1m 36s | 7:00:55 pm | 10h 27m 4s | -2m 59s | 1:17:15 pm | 32.10° | 6:58:11 am | 7:35:36 pm | 6:23:48 am | 8:09:55 pm | 13h 34m 19s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:17:18 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:34:13 am | 8:04:47 am | +1m 23s | 6:28:52 pm | -1m 36s | 6:59:24 pm | 10h 24m 5s | -2m 58s | 1:17:09 pm | 31.76° | 6:59:27 am | 7:34:07 pm | 6:25:03 am | 8:08:28 pm | 13h 37m 18s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:12 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:35:32 am | 8:06:10 am | +1m 23s | 6:27:18 pm | -1m 34s | 6:57:54 pm | 10h 21m 8s | -2m 57s | 1:17:03 pm | 31.42° | 7:00:43 am | 7:32:40 pm | 6:26:19 am | 8:07:02 pm | 13h 40m 15s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:06 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:36:51 am | 8:07:33 am | +1m 23s | 6:25:46 pm | -1m 32s | 6:56:26 pm | 10h 18m 13s | -2m 56s | 1:16:58 pm | 31.09° | 7:01:59 am | 7:31:15 pm | 6:27:34 am | 8:05:38 pm | 13h 43m 11s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:00 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:38:10 am | 8:08:57 am | +1m 24s | 6:24:14 pm | -1m 32s | 6:54:59 pm | 10h 15m 17s | -2m 55s | 1:16:54 pm | 30.75° | 7:03:15 am | 7:29:51 pm | 6:28:49 am | 8:04:15 pm | 13h 46m 6s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:56 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:39:30 am | 8:10:20 am | +1m 23s | 6:22:44 pm | -1m 30s | 6:53:34 pm | 10h 12m 24s | -2m 54s | 1:16:51 pm | 30.43° | 7:04:32 am | 7:28:29 pm | 6:30:03 am | 8:02:54 pm | 13h 49m 0s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:53 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:40:49 am | 8:11:44 am | +1m 24s | 6:21:16 pm | -1m 28s | 6:52:10 pm | 10h 9m 32s | -2m 53s | 1:16:48 pm | 30.10° | 7:05:48 am | 7:27:09 pm | 6:31:18 am | 8:01:35 pm | 13h 51m 52s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:49 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Columbia, SD - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Columbia, SD 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, SD.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Columbia, SD
In Columbia, SD, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 15 at 5:43 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 1 at 8:13 am. The earliest sunset is on December 9 at 4:49 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 9:26 pm.
Columbia, SD gets 7h 00m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 42m versus 8h 41m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Columbia, SD Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Columbia. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Columbia.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 20.6° above the horizon (around Dec 24) and 66.7° (around Jun 18) in Columbia. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Columbia the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:16 and 12:47 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Columbia, SD
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Columbia, SD — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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