Sunrise and sunset times in Columbus, MN
EditSunrise in Columbus today is at 7:03 am and sunset is at 4:47 pm. Today has 9 hours, 43 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes, 34 seconds less than yesterday. Read moreShow less
When it gets light and dark in Columbus
Dawn (first light) is at 6:32 am, 31 minutes before sunrise, when civil twilight begins. The first faint glow in the sky (astronomical twilight) starts at 5:22 am.
It gets dark in Columbus at 5:19 pm (dusk), 32 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends. Astronomical night starts at 6:29 pm.
Golden hour and blue hour in Columbus
Golden hour is 6:44–7:48 am and 4:04–5:07 pm.
Blue hour is 6:32–6:44 am, before sunrise, and 5:07–5:19 pm, after sunset.
Solar noon is at 11:56 am, when the Sun is highest, 27° above the horizon.
Sunrise and sunset in Columbus tomorrow
Tomorrow in Columbus, sunrise is at 7:05 am and sunset is at 4:46 pm.
Clock change in Columbus
Daylight saving time starts on March 14, 2027: clocks go forward one hour, and sunrise and sunset come about an hour later by the clock.
Today
November 10, 2026. Current time: 5:52:51 am
Sunrise time: 7:03:51 am CSTWhen 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).
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.6:32First light6:32:19 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:32–6:44Blue hour6:32:19 am – 6:44:23 am
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.6:44–7:48Golden hour6:44:23 am – 7:47:53 am
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.
Sunset time: 4:47:49 pm CSTWhen 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).
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.5:07–5:19Blue hour5:07:17 pm – 5:19:20 pm
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.5:19Dark5:19:20 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:29Night6:29:20 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: -12.70° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 101.75° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 9 hours, 43 minutes
1 hour, 11 minutes left until today's sunrise in Columbus
Moonrise: 8:50 am
Moonset: 5:10 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (2%)🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 8:53 am · 🌑 New moon: Dec 8 at 6:51 pmTomorrow
November 11, 2026
Night ends at 5:23 am5:23:27 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 6:34 am6:33:37 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:05:14 am CSTWhen 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: 4:46:40 pm CSTWhen 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 5:18 pm5:18:17 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:28 pm6:28:23 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: 9 hours, 41 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Columbus
Moonrise: 9:52 am Moonset: 5:54 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (8%)
- Columbus, Minnesota
- Latitude: 45.265221 (North)
- Longitude: -93.050156 (West)
- Time zone: Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6)
Shortest day in Columbus, MN
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 11 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 44 minutes.Longest day in Columbus, MN
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, 39 minutes.Earliest sunset in Columbus, MN
The earliest sunset of the year will be in 29 days, on December 9, 2026, at 4:29 pm.Latest sunset in Columbus, MN
The latest sunset of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 26, 2026, at 9:04 pm.Earliest sunrise in Columbus, MN
The earliest sunrise of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 15, 2026, at 5:23 am.Latest sunrise in Columbus, MN
The latest sunrise of the year was around 10 months ago, on January 2, 2026, at 7:51 am.
November 2026 - Columbus, Minnesota - 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 November in Columbus.
All times are in Columbus's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) until November 1, 2026, and Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) from then on.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 7 minutes over the course of November 2026 in Columbus, MN - from 10 hours, 8 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 1 minute 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. | Moonrise | Moonset |
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| Sun, Nov 1 🕐 -1h | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:20:33 am | 6:51:21 am | +1m 23son the clock: -58m 37s | 4:59:31 pm | -1m 26son the clock: -1h 1m 26s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.5:30:17 pm | 10h 8m 10s | -2m 49s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:55:44 am | 30.14° | 5:45:42 am | 6:05:06 pm | 5:11:23 am | 6:39:22 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.13h 53m 13s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 2:28 pmLast quarter at 2:28 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
12:55:45 am | 14.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 2 | 6:21:52 am | 6:52:44 am | +1m 23s | 4:58:06 pm | -1m 25s | 5:28:57 pm | 10h 5m 22s | -2m 48s | 11:55:43 am | 29.82° | 5:46:57 am | 6:03:50 pm | 5:12:36 am | 6:38:08 pm | 13h 56m 1s | 🌘 (35%)Waning Crescent: 35% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:43 pm | 14.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 3 | 6:23:10 am | 6:54:07 am | +1m 23s | 4:56:43 pm | -1m 23s | 5:27:39 pm | 10h 2m 36s | -2m 46s | 11:55:43 am | 29.51° | 5:48:12 am | 6:02:36 pm | 5:13:50 am | 6:36:55 pm | 13h 58m 48s | 🌘 (25%)Waning Crescent: 25% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:43 pm | 15.2° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 4 | 6:24:29 am | 6:55:31 am | +1m 24s | 4:55:22 pm | -1m 21s | 5:26:23 pm | 9h 59m 51s | -2m 45s | 11:55:43 am | 29.20° | 5:49:27 am | 6:01:23 pm | 5:15:03 am | 6:35:44 pm | 14h 1m 32s | 🌘 (16%)Waning Crescent: 16% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:44 pm | 15.5° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 5 | 6:25:47 am | 6:56:54 am | +1m 23s | 4:54:02 pm | -1m 20s | 5:25:08 pm | 9h 57m 8s | -2m 43s | 11:55:45 am | 28.90° | 5:50:41 am | 6:00:12 pm | 5:16:15 am | 6:34:35 pm | 14h 4m 16s | 🌘 (9%)Waning Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:46 pm | 15.8° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6:27:06 am | 6:58:18 am | +1m 24s | 4:52:44 pm | -1m 18s | 5:23:55 pm | 9h 54m 26s | -2m 42s | 11:55:47 am | 28.60° | 5:51:56 am | 5:59:03 pm | 5:17:28 am | 6:33:28 pm | 14h 6m 57s | 🌘 (4%)Waning Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:49 pm | 16.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6:28:24 am | 6:59:41 am | +1m 23s | 4:51:28 pm | -1m 16s | 5:22:43 pm | 9h 51m 47s | -2m 40s | 11:55:51 am | 28.30° | 5:53:11 am | 5:57:55 pm | 5:18:40 am | 6:32:23 pm | 14h 9m 37s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:53 pm | 16.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:29:42 am | 7:01:05 am | +1m 24s | 4:50:13 pm | -1m 15s | 5:21:34 pm | 9h 49m 8s | -2m 38s | 11:55:55 am | 28.01° | 5:54:25 am | 5:56:50 pm | 5:19:53 am | 6:31:20 pm | 14h 12m 15s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:58 pm | 16.7° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6:31:01 am | 7:02:28 am | +1m 23s | 4:49:00 pm | -1m 13s | 5:20:26 pm | 9h 46m 32s | -2m 36s | 11:56:00 am | 27.73° | 5:55:39 am | 5:55:46 pm | 5:21:04 am | 6:30:19 pm | 14h 14m 51s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 1:02 amNew moon at 1:02 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
11:56:03 pm | 17.0° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6:32:19 am | 7:03:51 am | +1m 23s | 4:47:49 pm | -1m 11s | 5:19:20 pm | 9h 43m 58s | -2m 34s | 11:56:06 am | 27.45° | 5:56:53 am | 5:54:45 pm | 5:22:16 am | 6:29:20 pm | 14h 17m 25s | 🌒 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:09 pm | 17.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:33:37 am | 7:05:14 am | +1m 23s | 4:46:40 pm | -1m 9s | 5:18:17 pm | 9h 41m 26s | -2m 32s | 11:56:12 am | 27.17° | 5:58:07 am | 5:53:45 pm | 5:23:27 am | 6:28:23 pm | 14h 19m 57s | 🌒 (8%)Waxing Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:16 pm | 17.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:34:54 am | 7:06:37 am | +1m 23s | 4:45:33 pm | -1m 7s | 5:17:15 pm | 9h 38m 56s | -2m 30s | 11:56:20 am | 26.90° | 5:59:20 am | 5:52:47 pm | 5:24:38 am | 6:27:27 pm | 14h 22m 27s | 🌒 (14%)Waxing Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:24 pm | 17.8° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:36:12 am | 7:08:00 am | +1m 23s | 4:44:27 pm | -1m 6s | 5:16:15 pm | 9h 36m 27s | -2m 28s | 11:56:28 am | 26.63° | 6:00:34 am | 5:51:51 pm | 5:25:49 am | 6:26:34 pm | 14h 24m 56s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:33 pm | 18.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:37:29 am | 7:09:23 am | +1m 23s | 4:43:24 pm | -1m 3s | 5:15:17 pm | 9h 34m 1s | -2m 26s | 11:56:38 am | 26.37° | 6:01:47 am | 5:50:58 pm | 5:26:59 am | 6:25:43 pm | 14h 27m 21s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:43 pm | 18.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:38:46 am | 7:10:45 am | +1m 22s | 4:42:23 pm | -1m 1s | 5:14:21 pm | 9h 31m 38s | -2m 23s | 11:56:48 am | 26.12° | 6:02:59 am | 5:50:06 pm | 5:28:09 am | 6:24:54 pm | 14h 29m 44s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:54 pm | 18.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:40:02 am | 7:12:07 am | +1m 22s | 4:41:23 pm | -1m 0s | 5:13:27 pm | 9h 29m 16s | -2m 21s | 11:56:59 am | 25.87° | 6:04:12 am | 5:49:17 pm | 5:29:19 am | 6:24:08 pm | 14h 32m 5s | 🌒 (48%)Waxing Crescent: 48% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:57:05 pm | 18.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6:41:18 am | 7:13:28 am | +1m 21s | 4:40:26 pm | -57s | 5:12:35 pm | 9h 26m 58s | -2m 19s | 11:57:11 am | 25.62° | 6:05:23 am | 5:48:29 pm | 5:30:28 am | 6:23:23 pm | 14h 34m 23s | 🌓 (58%) First quarter at 5:47 amFirst quarter at 5:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 58% illuminated |
11:57:17 pm | 19.1° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6:42:34 am | 7:14:49 am | +1m 21s | 4:39:31 pm | -55s | 5:11:46 pm | 9h 24m 42s | -2m 16s | 11:57:23 am | 25.39° | 6:06:35 am | 5:47:44 pm | 5:31:37 am | 6:22:41 pm | 14h 36m 38s | 🌔 (67%)Waxing Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:57:30 pm | 19.3° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6:43:49 am | 7:16:09 am | +1m 20s | 4:38:39 pm | -52s | 5:10:58 pm | 9h 22m 30s | -2m 13s | 11:57:37 am | 25.15° | 6:07:46 am | 5:47:01 pm | 5:32:45 am | 6:22:00 pm | 14h 38m 50s | 🌔 (77%)Waxing Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:57:44 pm | 19.6° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 20 | 6:45:04 am | 7:17:29 am | +1m 20s | 4:37:48 pm | -51s | 5:10:13 pm | 9h 20m 19s | -2m 10s | 11:57:51 am | 24.93° | 6:08:56 am | 5:46:20 pm | 5:33:53 am | 6:21:22 pm | 14h 41m 0s | 🌔 (85%)Waxing Gibbous: 85% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:57:59 pm | 19.8° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 21 | 6:46:18 am | 7:18:48 am | +1m 19s | 4:37:00 pm | -48s | 5:09:30 pm | 9h 18m 12s | -2m 7s | 11:58:06 am | 24.71° | 6:10:06 am | 5:45:41 pm | 5:35:00 am | 6:20:46 pm | 14h 43m 7s | 🌔 (92%)Waxing Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:58:14 pm | 20.0° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:47:31 am | 7:20:07 am | +1m 19s | 4:36:14 pm | -46s | 5:08:49 pm | 9h 16m 7s | -2m 5s | 11:58:22 am | 24.49° | 6:11:15 am | 5:45:05 pm | 5:36:06 am | 6:20:12 pm | 14h 45m 11s | 🌔 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:58:31 pm | 20.2° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 23 | 6:48:44 am | 7:21:25 am | +1m 18s | 4:35:30 pm | -44s | 5:08:11 pm | 9h 14m 5s | -2m 1s | 11:58:39 am | 24.28° | 6:12:23 am | 5:44:30 pm | 5:37:12 am | 6:19:41 pm | 14h 47m 12s | 🌔 (99.6%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.6% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:58:48 pm | 20.4° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 24 | 6:49:56 am | 7:22:42 am | +1m 17s | 4:34:49 pm | -41s | 5:07:35 pm | 9h 12m 7s | -1m 58s | 11:58:57 am | 24.08° | 6:13:31 am | 5:43:58 pm | 5:38:17 am | 6:19:11 pm | 14h 49m 9s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 8:53 amFull moon at 8:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
11:59:06 pm | 20.7° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 25 | 6:51:07 am | 7:23:58 am | +1m 16s | 4:34:10 pm | -39s | 5:07:01 pm | 9h 10m 12s | -1m 55s | 11:59:15 am | 23.89° | 6:14:38 am | 5:43:28 pm | 5:39:22 am | 6:18:44 pm | 14h 51m 3s | 🌖 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:59:25 pm | 20.8° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 26 | 6:52:17 am | 7:25:13 am | +1m 15s | 4:33:34 pm | -36s | 5:06:29 pm | 9h 8m 21s | -1m 52s | 11:59:34 am | 23.70° | 6:15:45 am | 5:43:01 pm | 5:40:25 am | 6:18:19 pm | 14h 52m 53s | 🌖 (90%)Waning Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:59:44 pm | 21.0° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 27 | 6:53:27 am | 7:26:27 am | +1m 14s | 4:33:00 pm | -34s | 5:06:00 pm | 9h 6m 33s | -1m 48s | 11:59:54 am | 23.52° | 6:16:50 am | 5:42:35 pm | 5:41:28 am | 6:17:57 pm | 14h 54m 40s | 🌖 (82%)Waning Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | — | 21.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 28 | 6:54:35 am | 7:27:40 am | +1m 13s | 4:32:28 pm | -32s | 5:05:33 pm | 9h 4m 48s | -1m 45s | 12:00:14 pm | 23.34° | 6:17:55 am | 5:42:12 pm | 5:42:30 am | 6:17:36 pm | 14h 56m 24s | 🌖 (72%)Waning Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:00:04 am | 21.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:55:42 am | 7:28:52 am | +1m 12s | 4:31:59 pm | -29s | 5:05:09 pm | 9h 3m 7s | -1m 41s | 12:00:35 pm | 23.17° | 6:18:59 am | 5:41:52 pm | 5:43:32 am | 6:17:18 pm | 14h 58m 4s | 🌖 (61%)Waning Gibbous: 61% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:00:24 am | 21.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 30 | 6:56:49 am | 7:30:03 am | +1m 11s | 4:31:33 pm | -26s | 5:04:47 pm | 9h 1m 30s | -1m 37s | 12:00:57 pm | 23.01° | 6:20:02 am | 5:41:33 pm | 5:44:32 am | 6:17:02 pm | 14h 59m 40s | 🌖 (50%)Waning Gibbous: 50% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:00:46 am | 21.7° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Columbus, MN - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Columbus, MN for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Columbus, MN.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Columbus, MN
In Columbus, MN, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 15 at 5:23 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 2 at 7:51 am. The earliest sunset is on December 9 at 4:29 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 9:04 pm.
Columbus, MN gets 6h 55m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 39m versus 8h 44m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Columbus, MN Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Columbus. 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 Columbus.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 21.3° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 68° (around Jun 21) in Columbus. 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 Columbus, MN
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