Sunrise and sunset times in Columbia, VA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Columbia, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 1, 2026. Current time: 3:11:33 pm
First light at 6:42:21 am
Sunrise time: 7:07:10 am
Sunset time: 6:57:17 pm
Last light at 7:22:06 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 39.1° · Azimuth: 223° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 50 minutes
3 hours, 45 minutes left for today's sunset in Columbia
Moon set on Oct 1 at 12:53 PM
Moon will rise on Oct 1 at 10:06 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (70%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 11:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:13 AMTomorrow
October 2, 2026
First light at 6:43:14 am
Sunrise time: 7:08:02 am
Sunset time: 6:55:46 pm
Last light at 7:20:35 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 47 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Columbia
Moon will set on Oct 2 at 1:58 PM Moon will rise on Oct 2 at 11:10 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (55%)
- Columbia, Virginia
- Latitude: 37.752922 (North)
- Longitude: -78.162498 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Columbia, VA
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 20 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 35 minutes.Longest day in Columbia, VA
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 49 minutes.
October 2026 - Columbia, Virginia - 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.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 9 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Columbia, VA - from 11 hours, 50 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 40 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | 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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| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:42:21 am | 7:07:10 am | 6:57:17 pm | 7:22:06 pm | 11h 50m 7s | -2m 25s | 1:02:13 pm | 48.9° | 6:11:57 am | 7:52:29 pm | 5:41:20 am | 8:23:07 pm | 12h 10m 45s | 🌖 (66%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:43:14 am | 7:08:02 am | 6:55:46 pm | 7:20:35 pm | 11h 47m 44s | -2m 23s | 1:01:54 pm | 48.5° | 6:12:51 am | 7:50:58 pm | 5:42:15 am | 8:21:33 pm | 12h 13m 10s | 🌖 (55%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:44:07 am | 7:08:56 am | 6:54:15 pm | 7:19:04 pm | 11h 45m 19s | -2m 25s | 1:01:36 pm | 48.1° | 6:13:44 am | 7:49:27 pm | 5:43:10 am | 8:20:01 pm | 12h 15m 34s | 🌗 (43%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:44:59 am | 7:09:49 am | 6:52:45 pm | 7:17:35 pm | 11h 42m 56s | -2m 23s | 1:01:17 pm | 47.7° | 6:14:37 am | 7:47:57 pm | 5:44:05 am | 8:18:29 pm | 12h 17m 58s | 🌘 (32%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:45:52 am | 7:10:43 am | 6:51:15 pm | 7:16:05 pm | 11h 40m 32s | -2m 24s | 1:00:59 pm | 47.3° | 6:15:31 am | 7:46:27 pm | 5:45:00 am | 8:16:57 pm | 12h 20m 22s | 🌘 (22%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:46:46 am | 7:11:37 am | 6:49:46 pm | 7:14:37 pm | 11h 38m 9s | -2m 23s | 1:00:41 pm | 46.9° | 6:16:24 am | 7:44:59 pm | 5:45:55 am | 8:15:27 pm | 12h 22m 45s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:47:39 am | 7:12:31 am | 6:48:17 pm | 7:13:09 pm | 11h 35m 46s | -2m 23s | 1:00:24 pm | 46.6° | 6:17:17 am | 7:43:31 pm | 5:46:50 am | 8:13:58 pm | 12h 25m 9s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:48:32 am | 7:13:26 am | 6:46:48 pm | 7:11:41 pm | 11h 33m 22s | -2m 24s | 1:00:07 pm | 46.2° | 6:18:11 am | 7:42:03 pm | 5:47:44 am | 8:12:29 pm | 12h 27m 32s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:49:26 am | 7:14:20 am | 6:45:20 pm | 7:10:15 pm | 11h 31m 0s | -2m 22s | 12:59:50 pm | 45.8° | 6:19:04 am | 7:40:37 pm | 5:48:39 am | 8:11:02 pm | 12h 29m 56s | 🌘 (0.3%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:50:20 am | 7:15:16 am | 6:43:53 pm | 7:08:49 pm | 11h 28m 37s | -2m 23s | 12:59:34 pm | 45.4° | 6:19:58 am | 7:39:11 pm | 5:49:33 am | 8:09:36 pm | 12h 32m 18s | 🌑 (0.3%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:51:14 am | 7:16:11 am | 6:42:27 pm | 7:07:24 pm | 11h 26m 16s | -2m 21s | 12:59:19 pm | 45° | 6:20:51 am | 7:37:47 pm | 5:50:28 am | 8:08:10 pm | 12h 34m 40s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:52:09 am | 7:17:07 am | 6:41:01 pm | 7:05:59 pm | 11h 23m 54s | -2m 22s | 12:59:04 pm | 44.7° | 6:21:45 am | 7:36:23 pm | 5:51:22 am | 8:06:46 pm | 12h 37m 2s | 🌒 (7%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:53:03 am | 7:18:03 am | 6:39:36 pm | 7:04:35 pm | 11h 21m 33s | -2m 21s | 12:58:49 pm | 44.3° | 6:22:39 am | 7:35:00 pm | 5:52:16 am | 8:05:22 pm | 12h 39m 23s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:53:58 am | 7:18:59 am | 6:38:11 pm | 7:03:13 pm | 11h 19m 12s | -2m 21s | 12:58:35 pm | 43.9° | 6:23:33 am | 7:33:38 pm | 5:53:11 am | 8:04:00 pm | 12h 41m 45s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:54:53 am | 7:19:56 am | 6:36:48 pm | 7:01:51 pm | 11h 16m 52s | -2m 20s | 12:58:22 pm | 43.5° | 6:24:27 am | 7:32:17 pm | 5:54:05 am | 8:02:39 pm | 12h 44m 5s | 🌒 (27%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:55:48 am | 7:20:53 am | 6:35:25 pm | 7:00:30 pm | 11h 14m 32s | -2m 20s | 12:58:09 pm | 43.2° | 6:25:21 am | 7:30:57 pm | 5:54:59 am | 8:01:19 pm | 12h 46m 26s | 🌒 (36%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:56:44 am | 7:21:51 am | 6:34:03 pm | 6:59:09 pm | 11h 12m 12s | -2m 20s | 12:57:57 pm | 42.8° | 6:26:15 am | 7:29:38 pm | 5:55:53 am | 8:00:00 pm | 12h 48m 45s | 🌒 (45%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:57:40 am | 7:22:48 am | 6:32:41 pm | 6:57:50 pm | 11h 9m 53s | -2m 19s | 12:57:45 pm | 42.4° | 6:27:10 am | 7:28:20 pm | 5:56:48 am | 7:58:42 pm | 12h 51m 6s | 🌓 (55%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:58:36 am | 7:23:47 am | 6:31:21 pm | 6:56:32 pm | 11h 7m 34s | -2m 19s | 12:57:34 pm | 42.1° | 6:28:04 am | 7:27:04 pm | 5:57:42 am | 7:57:26 pm | 12h 53m 24s | 🌔 (64%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:59:32 am | 7:24:45 am | 6:30:02 pm | 6:55:15 pm | 11h 5m 17s | -2m 17s | 12:57:23 pm | 41.7° | 6:28:59 am | 7:25:48 pm | 5:58:36 am | 7:56:11 pm | 12h 55m 42s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:00:29 am | 7:25:44 am | 6:28:43 pm | 6:53:59 pm | 11h 2m 59s | -2m 18s | 12:57:14 pm | 41.4° | 6:29:54 am | 7:24:34 pm | 5:59:31 am | 7:54:57 pm | 12h 58m 0s | 🌔 (82%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:01:25 am | 7:26:43 am | 6:27:26 pm | 6:52:44 pm | 11h 0m 43s | -2m 16s | 12:57:05 pm | 41° | 6:30:49 am | 7:23:20 pm | 6:00:25 am | 7:53:44 pm | 13h 0m 16s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:02:22 am | 7:27:42 am | 6:26:10 pm | 6:51:30 pm | 10h 58m 28s | -2m 15s | 12:56:56 pm | 40.7° | 6:31:44 am | 7:22:08 pm | 6:01:19 am | 7:52:33 pm | 13h 2m 32s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:03:20 am | 7:28:42 am | 6:24:54 pm | 6:50:17 pm | 10h 56m 12s | -2m 16s | 12:56:48 pm | 40.3° | 6:32:39 am | 7:20:57 pm | 6:02:14 am | 7:51:23 pm | 13h 4m 48s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:04:17 am | 7:29:42 am | 6:23:40 pm | 6:49:05 pm | 10h 53m 58s | -2m 14s | 12:56:41 pm | 40° | 6:33:35 am | 7:19:48 pm | 6:03:08 am | 7:50:14 pm | 13h 7m 3s | 🌔 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:05:15 am | 7:30:43 am | 6:22:27 pm | 6:47:55 pm | 10h 51m 44s | -2m 14s | 12:56:35 pm | 39.6° | 6:34:30 am | 7:18:39 pm | 6:04:03 am | 7:49:07 pm | 13h 9m 17s | 🌕 (99%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:06:13 am | 7:31:44 am | 6:21:15 pm | 6:46:46 pm | 10h 49m 31s | -2m 13s | 12:56:29 pm | 39.3° | 6:35:26 am | 7:17:33 pm | 6:04:58 am | 7:48:01 pm | 13h 11m 30s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:07:11 am | 7:32:45 am | 6:20:04 pm | 6:45:38 pm | 10h 47m 19s | -2m 12s | 12:56:25 pm | 39° | 6:36:22 am | 7:16:27 pm | 6:05:52 am | 7:46:57 pm | 13h 13m 42s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:08:10 am | 7:33:46 am | 6:18:55 pm | 6:44:31 pm | 10h 45m 9s | -2m 10s | 12:56:20 pm | 38.6° | 6:37:18 am | 7:15:23 pm | 6:06:47 am | 7:45:54 pm | 13h 15m 53s | 🌖 (79%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:09:09 am | 7:34:48 am | 6:17:47 pm | 6:43:26 pm | 10h 42m 59s | -2m 10s | 12:56:17 pm | 38.3° | 6:38:14 am | 7:14:20 pm | 6:07:42 am | 7:44:52 pm | 13h 18m 3s | 🌖 (69%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:10:08 am | 7:35:50 am | 6:16:40 pm | 6:42:22 pm | 10h 40m 50s | -2m 9s | 12:56:15 pm | 38° | 6:39:11 am | 7:13:19 pm | 6:08:37 am | 7:43:52 pm | 13h 20m 12s | 🌖 (58%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Columbia, VA
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Columbia, VA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Columbia, VA 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, VA.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Columbia, VA
In Columbia, VA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:48 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:35 am. The earliest sunset is on December 6 at 4:55 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 28 at 8:40 pm.
Columbia, VA gets 5h 13m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 49m versus 9h 35m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
Columbia, VA 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 28.8° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 75.4° (around Jun 18) in Columbia. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
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, VA
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